Massachusetts laws
Child Requiring Assistance (CRA)
MGL c. 119, § 21 Definitions
MGL c. 119, §§ 39E-39I Child requiring assistance
Delinquent children
MGL c. 119, §§ 52-74 Juvenile justice for children between 12 and 18. See section 52 for definitions of “delinquent child” and “youthful offender”
MGL c. 233, § 20 Except in certain limited circumstances, a parent cannot testify against their minor child
MGL c. 276, §§ 100E-100U Lays out requirements for expungement of juvenile records
MGL c. 279, § 24 Determination of sentence for (youthful) offender aged 14 through 17
Juvenile Court
Court rules
Forms
Selected cases
Web sources
Bail for juveniles, Mass. Juvenile Court.
Child Requiring Assistance cases, Mass. Juvenile Court.
Find out what will happen in court, who may be involved, and what your rights are as a parent, legal guardian, or custodian in a Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) case.
Guide on the disclosure of confidential information: Court information, Mass. Juvenile Court.
Overview of the juvenile justice system, Citizens for Juvenile Justice.
“This overview explores how Massachusetts children enter and exit the juvenile justice system, how they move through it, and how different groups of young people are impacted by the decisions our system makes for them.”
Quick reference on CRA (Child Requiring Assistance), Children's Law Center, March 2023.
A handy guide for child advocates in Massachusetts.
Print sources
Juvenile law, 2nd Ed. (Mass. Practice v.44-44A), Thomson/West, 2006 with supplements.
Massachusetts Juvenile Court bench book, MCLE, 2011 with supplements.
Massachusetts juvenile delinquency and child welfare law sourcebook & citator, MCLE, annual.
Practitioner's guide to state intervention in the family, MCLE, 2023. Chapter 24, Children requiring assistance (CRA) proceedings; Chapter 29, Dually involved youth.
Contact for Massachusetts law about the juvenile justice system
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