Author: Pennsylvania. Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice
Title: Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report
Summary: The Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice was established in the summer of 2009 in response to a highly publicized judicial corruption scandal in Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) involving millions of dollars in alleged payoffs to two judges and rights violations of thousands of juvenile defendants in the county's juvenile court. This report includes the following sections: 1) What Went Wrong, a narrative that describes the many elements of the judicial scandal and the breakdown of the juvenile justice system in Luzerne County; 2) The Proceedings of the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice, which provides a summary of the commission's investigation followed by segments, organized in categories that contain detailed findings and testimony; 3) a section containing all the commission's recommendations; and the report's conclusion.
Details: Philadelphia: The Commission, 2010. 63p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2010
Country: United States
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Shelf Number: 119174
Keywords:
JudgesJudicial Corruption (Pennsylvania)Judicial MisconductJuvenile Detention |
