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Kansas
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Member Info
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Member Publications
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General State Information
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State Data Profiles
National Center for Juvenile Justice
National Center for Children in Poverty
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count
State Government Contacts
State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Mr. Don Chronister
Juvenile Justice Authority
714 SW Jackson, Suite 300
Topeka,
KS
66603
Phone: 785-296-4213
Email: dchronister@ksjja.org
Web Site:
[Go to web site]
State Advisory Group Chair:
Mr. Ward Loyd
118 W. Pine Street
P.O. Box 834
Garden City
KS,
67846
Phone: 620-275-1415
Email: loyd@gcnet.com
Publications and Web-Based Resources
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Investigating Racial Disparity at the Detention Decision: The Role of Respectability,
Don L. Kurtz, Travis Linnemann, and Ryan Spohn, Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 5, Number 2, 2008
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Kansas Advisory Group to Study Programs to Reduce Bias in System,
Kansas, S.B. 47, March 2006
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Kansas Supreme Court Ruling Granting Juveniles Right to Jury Trial,
In the Matter of L.M., 186 P.3d 184 (Kan. 2008), June 20, 2008.
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46 states authorize or require juvenile court judges to waive jurisdiction over individual cases involving minors, so as to allow prosecution in adult criminal courts. [ more facts]
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