Abstract
It has become popular to advocate the removal of status offenses from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. The Board of Directors of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency recently published a policy statement advocating such a change. Because such a move, the authors believe, would mean a reduction in services to families under stress, they have voiced a dissent. They further suggest that the problem is a need for more facilities and programs to provide the court with a set of realistic alternatives at the dispositional stage.
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