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This July 2011 proposal sets forth standards for good practices and consistency in the performance of lawyers for children in custody cases in DC Superior Court.
A report on the Distirct's Disorderly Conduct statutes and a legislative proposal to bring them into conformity with DC Court of Appeals and First Amendment caselaw and to promote better understanding of disorderly conduct by the public and law enforcement.
Submitted to the Washington DC Police Foundation
August 24, 2010
Written by John W. Nields & Timothy J. May.
Written by Steven M. Schneebaum.
Written by Charles A. Miller.
Written by John Payton.
Written by Peter R. Kolker.
DC juvenile cases are being resolved quicker due to DC Speedy Trial Juvenile legislation enacted in 2008. The report found that the DC juvenile justice system achieved a high rate of compliance with the speedy trial deadlines and with reducing the time juveniles spent in secure detention following an order to shelter care.
Even after dramatic improvements in the performance of the District of Columbia’s child welfare system, DC foster children still spend multiple years in temporary care before finding permanent homes. In addition, two hundred children have left the system in each of the past two years without ever finding a family.