title: Removal of status offenders from the juvenile justice system: the Florida experience.
abstract: In 1975 Florida transferred jurisdiction over runaway, truant or ungovernable children from the juvenile justice system to the child welfare system. This paper reports on the results of decriminalization.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000534:rehabilitation