Case highlight: In re Raheem M., No. 4-13-0585
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
February 2014
This recent opinion reversed a commitment to IDJJ by a Vermilion County judge on the basis of the judge’s failure to actively seek evidence that commitment was the least restrictive alternative.
Raising the age of adult criminal prosecutions
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
May 2013
The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission has recommended raising the misdemeanor age to include 17-year-old youth charged with felony offenses (but not violent felonies subject to automatic transfer to adult court).
Redeploy Illinois
By Betsy Clarke
International and Immigration Law,
December 2003
Redeploy Illinois is now law-providing a plan to develop local incentive funding to reduce juvenile commitments to corrections.
Redeploy Illinois
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
December 2003
Redeploy Illinois is now law-providing a plan to develop local incentive funding to reduce juvenile commitments to corrections.
From the chair
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
April 2003
The Child Law Section Council is in the middle of a very busy year.
Legislation
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
April 2003
This has been an exciting year for juvenile justice legislation.
Key Juvenile Justice Reform Act provision
By Betsy Clarke
Child Law,
April 1999
The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1998 changes the purpose of the delinquency provisions from a rehabilitative to a restorative justice philosophy.
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