The Confidentiality of Family Court Records
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10537386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Sussman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 455-481 |
| Publication date | 1971-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/642766 |
| OpenAlex | W1968049054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Records of juvenile court contacts and proceedings are legally required to be confidential. Statutory provisions guaranteeing their privacy are rooted in the historical concept of the protective nature of children's courts. In practice, however, at least in New York, records of courtroom and police contacts are available to many individuals and agencies in both the public and the private sector. This operates as a severe burden on youths, particularly in securing employment. Various states have made efforts to tighten controls on court and police record-keeping, and a few have moved toward expunging juvenile records. The article includes a series of recommendations for insuring the confidentiality of juvenile court records
Business · Confidentiality · Criminology · Juvenile court · Juvenile delinquency · Political science · Statutory law · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 1983 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |