Government
Sep. 22, 2016
Probation officers, juvenile justice reformers battle over reform bill
Arguing the bill would create a needless layer of legal procedure, the state's probation officers are opposing a bill that would elevate the standard of evidence needed to place a juvenile ward of the court in an out-of-state facility.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Arguing that it would create a needless layer of legal procedure, the state's probation officers are opposing a bill that would elevate the standard of evidence needed to place a juvenile ward of the court in an out-of-state facility.
But child welfare advocates, dismayed by a rise in such placements over the last decade, are hoping Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill passed by state legislator...
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