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Northeast Regional Defender Center

In order to increase the capacity of the grassroots juvenile defense bar across the country, the National Center incorporated into its design the development of nine Regional Defender Centers. The Northeast Region includes the following four states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Helpful Links

Juvenile Law Center
National Juvenile Defender Center
The Juvenile Act of PA

State and Local Defender Sites

Delaware

Delaware Public Defender

New Jersey

New Jersey Office of the Public Defender

New York

Albany County
New York City
New York State Defenders Association
Steuben County

Pennsylvania

Adams County
Allegheny County
Armstrong County
Beaver County
Berks County
Bradford County
Bucks County
Butler County
Cambria County
Carbon County
Centre County
Chester County
Clearfield County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Delaware County
Elk County
Erie County
Franklin County
Greene County
Huntingdon County
Lackawanna County
Lancaster County
Lawrence County
Lebanon County
Luzerne County
Mifflin County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Northampton County
Philadelphia County
Pike County
Somerset County
Union County
Venango County
Washington County
Westmoreland County
York County

Northeast Pennsylvania Juvenile Defender Training March 7, 2007, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Follow the links below to review training materials.

Training information

Agenda
Faculty
Training Attendees Listed by County
Contact Information for Attendees
Website Flyer

Ethics

PowerPoint Presentation
Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct

Decertifications

Presentation Outline

  1. Outline of Direct File Case Preparation and Procedure
  2. Sample Motions to Decertify
  3. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision in Commonwealth v. Cotto
  4. Two Psycho-Social Reports Prepared by JSDU Social Workers
  5. Two Forensic Evaluations Prepared by JSDU Consulting Psychologists
  6. Two Forensic Evaluations Prepared by JSDU Consulting Psychologists
  7. Sample MACI Personality Test
  8. Frequently Used JSDU Residential Juvenile Placements
  9. Testimony of Consulting Psychologist at Decertification Hearing

Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure

Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure, Delinquency Matters
Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure, Dependency Matters
Amendments Proposed by the Juvenile Court Rules Committee Regarding the Post-Disposition Rules
Amendments Proposed by the Juvenile Court Rules Committee Regarding Access to Information on Juvenile Files
Article “Expunged Criminal Records Live to Tell Tales�

New Case Law & Legislative Updates

Summary
R.P. Decision
J.E. Decision
J.A.K. Decision
M.G. Decision
Lyons Decision
Huggins Decision
McNeal Decision
J.B. Decision
D.S. Decision
D.A.S Superior Court Decision