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Box 1: Juvenile Justice Date Base

1. History of the Juvenile Justice Data Base (JJDB) in West Virginia Report
2. JJDB Project Announcement
3. JJDB Reporters Instruction Manual (including reporting form and data reporters)
4. Standardized Output Report and Computer Formula Document
5. "Aspects of Juvenile Delinquency in W. Va. Counties" - four reports published on: May 1, 1989, November 21, 1989, April 24, 1990 and November 13, 1990
6. "Juvenile Delinquency in West Virginia", nine standardized JJDB output reports published in: January 1991, September 1991, March 1992, November 1992, September 1993, April 1994, November 1994, May 1995 and February 1996
7. Nine JJDB "Special Topic" Reports: "Alcohol and Drug Offenses" (January 1992); "Improvement Period Surveys" (June 26, 1992); "Abraxas Commitment Study" (November 18, 1992); "Violent Offenses" (March 1993); "Schools and Delinquency" (June 1993); "Youth Gangs" (October 1993); "Juvenile Delinquency - The State and the Nation" (February 1994); "Status Offenses and Status Offenders" (June 1994); and "Out-of-State Commitments" (December 1995)
8. Three JJDB reports on "Juvenile Arrests": November 1994; December 1995 and August 1996
9. Two JJDB reports on "Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System": June 1992 and September 1995


Box 2: Jail Reports

1. Overview of the Juvenile Justice Committee's Jail Improvement Initiative Report
2. Barbour County Jail - Five Inspection Reports: February 5, 1980; November 17, 1982; October 17, 1986; April 1, 1991 and January 11, 1993; 1992 letter from County Commission agreeing to improve the jail
3. Berkeley County Jail - One Inspection Report: February 5, 1980 and related newspaper articles
4. Boone County Jail - Five Inspection Reports: February 19, 1981; May 2, 1986; March 20, 1990; March 21, 1991 and February 25, 1992; related correspondence and newspaper articles
5. Braxton County Jail - April 1982; February 24, 1987 and May 16, 1991; related correspondence
6. Brooke County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: April 16, 1981; June 21, 1988 and September 3, 1992
7. Cabell County Jail - Seven Inspection Reports: March 21, 1980; March 8, 1983; May 16, 1983; January 24, 1984; July 9, 1984; August 23, 1990 and May 8, 1995; related correspondence; newspaper articles, federal receivership court order and final plan; federal monitoring report (November 6, 1979); use of jail in 1995 to incarcerate adult truants
8. Calhoun County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: September 17, 1982; April 29, 1988, January 31, 1991 and May 21, 1992
9. Clay County Jail - One Inspection Report: October 13, 1982 with original photographs
10. Doddridge County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: May 18, 1983 and June 18, 1986; documents related to petition, including original photographs; Supreme Court Opinion closing the jail due to deficiencies; correspondence and newspaper articles
11. Eastern Regional Jail - One Inspection Report: February 11, 1993; correspondence and newspaper articles
12. Regional Jails, Architectural Design and Compliance with Jail Standards, Notebook Containing Legal Materials and Correspondence - Wagner, Facilities Review Panel v. Billy Burke, et al
13. Fayette County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: September 15, 1983; January 20, 1987; December 4, 1989; April 9, 1991; correspondence and newspaper articles


Box 3: Jail Reports

1. Doddridge County Jail - (supplement) newspaper articles and photographs
2. Gilmer County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: September 12, 1983; January 12, 1990 and August 19, 1991
3. Grant County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: November 3, 1986 and March 4, 1993; correspondence and newspaper articles
4. Greenbrier County Jail - Inspection Report of August 7, 1981 and 1986 negotiation attempt document, newspaper articles; Notebook: Inspection Report of July 26, 1987, petition (Facilities Review Panel v. McGuire), depositions, court order (December 20, 1989), compliance monitoring report and correspondence
5. Hampshire County Jail - Inspection Findings (letter) of July 28, 1982; Two Inspection Reports: December 12, 1988 and April 3, 1990
6. Hancock County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: April 15, 1985 and August 11, 1982; correspondence regarding inmate complaints (1987 and 1988)
7. Hardy County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: August 26, 1986 and February 14, 1990
8. Harrison County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: July 25, 1980, May 15, 1981, November 7, 1989 and September 25, 1991; Murder Investigation Findings (March 31, 1989); Housing of Public Inebriates (May 23, 1983)
9. Jackson County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: January 23, 1980, May 4, 1984, March 10, 1986 and December 6, 1991; newspaper article


Box 4: Jail Inspection Reports

1. Jefferson County Jail - One Inspection Report: January 23, 1980; correspondence and newspaper articles
2. Kanawha County Jail - Seven Inspection Reports: June 19, 1980 (investigation of a Juvenile Suicide), June 5, 1985, August 1, 1989, April 10, 1992, August 6, 1992, and January 4, 1993 (Assault Investigation); federal court order (Basham v. Jones) dated July 24, 1987; correspondence; and newspaper articles
3. Lewis County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: March 21, 1980; June 1, 1988; and October 23, 1992
4. Lincoln County Jail - One Inspection Report: January 22, 1986
5. Logan County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: March 10, 1980, June 12, 1986 and February 16, 1993; correspondence
6. Marion County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: August 25, 1980, December 29, 1980, December 2, 1988, and October 28, 1991; One Report of a Suicide; correspondence; and newspaper articles
7. Marshall County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: September 5, 1980, March 30, 1987 and June 12, 1992
8. Mason County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: September 17, 1985, October 15, 190 and July 7, 1992
9. McDowell County Jail - Eight Inspection Reports: September 17, 1980, June 18, 1985, October 23, 1986, April 30, 1987 (Compliance Audit, Shaw v. Belcher), March 9, 1989 (Id), September 25, 1989 (Technical Assistance Visit Report), October 26, 1989, and April 27, 1990 (Review of Suicide)
10. Mercer County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: November 13, 1989 and July 17, 1990; newspaper articles; Request from Senator Rockefeller for investigation; correspondence.


Box 5: Jail Inspection Reports

1. Mineral County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: August 11, 1981 and November 20, 1987; Petition (September 15, 1989) containing 1989 inspection findings and legal materials concerning this and a subsequent petition filed on August 22, 1990; correspondence; newspaper articles, including coverage of a hunger strike by inmates in 1990.
2. Mingo County Jail - Five Inspection Reports: November 10, 1980, June 16, 1986, October 26, 1989, December 10, 1990 and January 15, 1993; 1992 Request for Investigation by Governor Caperton; correspondence; newspaper articles, including coverage of alleged rape of female inmate
3. Monongalia County Jail - Five Inspection Reports: February 13, 1980, December 29, 1980, November 3, 1986, June 18, 1990 and February 5, 1992; correspondence; newspaper articles; and original photographs.


Box 6: Jail Inspection Reports

1. Monroe County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: November 19, 1982, November 4, 1987, June 28, 1990 and January 4, 1993; correspondence; newspaper articles
2. Morgan County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: February 1, 1980 and December 2, 1983; correspondence; newspaper articles including training provided to Morgan County jailers
3. Nicholas County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: December 30, 1980, December 3, 1983, and March 21, 1984; original photographs
4. Ohio County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: May 15, 1981, April 15, 1987, August 18, 1989 and April 28, 1992; newspaper articles, including coverage of the use of the jail for juveniles (during the 1997 Legislative session, this jail was proposed as a possible site for jailing juveniles transferred to adult court); correspondence
5. Pendleton County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: August 10, 1984, March 7, 1990 and November 20, 1992; correspondence; and 1981 referral for investigation from Governor Rockefeller
6. Pleasants County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: December 9, 1983, April 28, 1987, and February 12, 1992; correspondence
7. Pocahontas County Jail - Two Inspection Reports: September 9, 1986 and October 15, 1992
8. Preston County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: November 4, 1981, March 12, 1990 and September 17, 1992; petition (Preston County Sheriffs' Association v. The County Commission of Preston County); correspondence; and newspaper articles
9. Putnam County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: May 6, 1980, January 21, 1986, July 28, 1988 and May 29, 1991; correspondence; and newspaper articles
10. Raleigh County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: December 12, 1979, March 23, 1987, November 14, 1988, and April 18, 1991; correspondence; and newspaper articles
11. Randolph County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: May 28, 1981, September 4, 1986, May 10, 1990 and May 21, 1993; correspondence; and newspaper articles
12. Ritchie County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: October 28, 1985, August 2, 1988 and October 10, 1991; correspondence; and newspaper articles
13. Roane County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: May 21, 1985, October 29, 1987, and March 26, 1991; correspondence; and newspaper articles
14. Summers County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: April 6, 1983, June 8, 1987, January 4, 1988, and January 22, 1991; court order (Catron and Williams et al v. Briers, Sheriff, et al); newspaper articles
15. Taylor County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: December 4, 1980, June 11, 1987 and April 1, 1988; petition and agreement between the parties (Facilities Review Panel v. Reese), including original photographs; civil rights complaint (Horton, et al v. Reese) correspondence; and newspaper articles


Box 7: Jail Inspection and Related Reports

1. Tyler County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: October 21, 1985, April 20, 1990, and March 10, 1992
2. Tucker County Jail - One Inspection Report: May 29, 1981; correspondence; and newspaper articles
3. Upshur County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: May 22, 1981, June 6, 19888, May 15, 1990 and May 1, 1991; and newspaper articles
4. Wayne County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: August 18, 1982, May 6, 1986, June 24, 1988 and August 8, 1990
5. Webster County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: December 4, 1981, November 4, 1986 and January 24, 1989
6. Wetzel County Jail - Three Inspection Reports: July 14, 1986, May 22, 1990 and March 25, 1992
7. Wirt County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: September 16, 1981, March 17, 1986, August 29, 1990 and May 21, 1993; one visit report: April 15, 1985; and newspaper articles
8. Wood County Jail - Six Inspection Reports: December 24, 1985, October 11, 1988, February 2, 1989, August 1, 1989, July 12, 1991 and June 29, 1993; Wood County Juvenile Case: November 8, 1985 (M.L.N. v. Greiner, Amicus Curiae filed February 6, 1987), court opinion (June 4, 1987), petition, survey of juvenile detention practices regarding eighteen year old youth (March 2, 1987), correspondence, and newspaper articles
9. Wyoming County Jail - Four Inspection Reports: August 20, 1980, March 1, 1985, August 11, 1988, and November 27, 1990; and newspaper articles
10. Clendenin Municipal Jail, "Suicide Behind Bars," March 3, 1987, newspaper articles
11. Montgomery City Jail, May 7, 1980; request from circuit court judge (January 22, 1980) and related correspondence
12. Ridgeley City Jail, May 27, 1983
13. Weirton City Jail, Use of Closed Circuit Television, May 22, 1987
14. Survey of Counties Without Jails, 1989
15. "Municipal Holding Cell Survey, Report of Police Detention Facilities and Practices Throughout West Virginia", July 1, 1987
16. McDowell County - Public Intoxication Procedures, 1987
17. "Tuberculosis Transmission in Correctional Facilities: Jail Staff Training Materials, July 22, 1992
18. Putnam County Jail - AIDS Jail Staff Training Materials, 1987
19. West Virginia Jail Improvement Project, Program Narrative and Grant Materials, 1985-1987
20. McDowell County Jail - "In-Service Training Seminar", August 5-6, 1986
21. "Interim Curriculum on Detection and Prevention of Jail Suicide", State-wide Seminar, July 31, 1987
22. "Minimal Health Care Guidelines for West Virginia Jails", December 1982
23. "Jail Suicide Survey", 1985-1986
24. "Network, the Newsletter of West Virginia Jails", March 1989
25. Jail Standards, November 1981; Revised, August 7, 1985


Box 8: Juveniles in Adult Jails Reports

1. An Overview of Juveniles in Jails Report, June 3, 1997
2. Sample Survey forms
3. Twelve reports on Juveniles in County Jails from 1981 to 1994*; correspondence; and newspaper articles
4. "Juvenile Placement Alternatives to Jails", March 17, 1982
5. "Review of the Incarceration and Placement of 'J'", May 25, 1983; correspondence; and several related newspaper articles
6. "Juvenile Crime and Punishment in Gassaway, West Virginia", April 6, 1995; and newspaper article
7. "Juveniles and Municipal Jails in West Virginia", September 21, 1995
8. Facilities Review Panel v. Greiner, March 2, 1989: notebook containing petition, response and other related materials
9. Facilities Review Panel v. Bailey, September 27, 1988: notebook containing petition, response, and other related materials including transcript (juvenile name deleted) of a hearing and circuit court judge criticism the Committee and original photographs

*Additional earlier reports are in storage. Given the opportunity, the reports may be located and placed in the Archives.


Box 9: Reports on Juvenile Detention

1. "Juvenile Justice Committee's Efforts to Establish an Effective and Efficient Juvenile Detention System", June 10, 1997
2. "Secure Detention Facilities - Children on Hold", January 1985
3. "Health Standards for Secure Juvenile Detention Centers", May 29, 1985
4. "County Funded Juvenile Detention", February 1986
5. "State Plan for the Predisposition Detention of Juveniles" (January 14, 1987) and JJC "Comments", July 17, 1986
6. "Community-Based Diagnostic Evaluation of Juveniles", October 24, 1986
7. "Dollars and Sense of Secure Detention", January 7, 1987
8. "Preventing Inappropriate Secure Detention of Children", January 7, 1987
9. "Programming Within Secure Detention Settings", January 7, 1987
10. "Juvenile Detention Reference Manual" and "Detention Standards Handbook", November 8, 1993; correspondence; and newspaper articles
11. "Enforcement of Juvenile Detention Standards", October 16, 1995
12. "A Survey of Juvenile Detention Worker Salaries", October 26, 1995
13. "A Clog in the Juvenile Detention System", January 6, 1997


Box 10: Reports on Juvenile Detention *

1. Policy on Education in Secure Juvenile Detention Centers - JJC Comments, December 18, 1992
2. Monthly Population Statistics, State Juvenile Detention Centers, June 1994 to May 1997
3. "County Funded Juvenile Detention", February 1986; correspondence
4. "Cabell County Youth Center, Practice and Vision, Detention and Corrections", February 1986
5. Eastern Regional Juvenile Detention Center - "Major Deficiencies Requiring Immediate Corrective Action", April 17, 1990, newspaper articles and original photographs; "Education Program - Eighteen Minutes of a Constitutional Right", February 1, 1994; Use of Solitary Confinement and Shackles, JJC Comments, May 1, 1992; Grand Jury Investigation, Transcript, October 31, 1994; JJC Comments on Jefferson County Commitments and Receipt of Court Orders, August 24, 1993; "Utilization Review", December 18, 1995; and Alleged Sexual Assault Information, May 1991; (also see "Clog", supra).
6. Kanawha Home for Children - "Interim Report", June 25, 1980; "Reinspection Findings" (Sexual Misconduct and Drug Trafficking by Staff), June 8, 1981 and response from Prosecutor; original enabling statute (1955); "Interim Report", March 1982; "Process of Admission", May 1982; court order, JJC access to probation records, October 8, 1981; Inspection Findings (Health Care), May 22, 1984; "Approaching a Viable Detention Experience, One Step Forward/One-Half Step Back", February 1986; "Overview . . . Punishments Used", July 14, 1992; "Health Care . . ." August 18, 1994; (Also see "Clog", supra); correspondence; and extensive newspaper articles

*Some JJC files are in storage; earlier reports on facilities may be located and placed in the Archives if there is an opportunity to do so.


Box 11: Reports on Juvenile Detention Centers*

1. Northern Regional Juvenile Detention Facility - "Initial Operations of a New Facility", March 8, 1989, including history and photographs; Detention Hearings and Admission, Findings, July 5, 1989; "Alleged Police Violence at…" December 20, 1990, including referral for investigation from Senator Rockefeller and related correspondence from Congressman Wise and state legislators (juvenile name deleted); newspaper articles and correspondence; and program materials on Sargus Center, the out-of-state facility used before the establishment of Northern Regional Juvenile Detention Facility (Also see "Clog", supra)
2. Southern Regional Juvenile Detention Center - "Maximum Security Detention: November 5, 1986; Timelines for Juvenile Detention Hearings and Admission, August 10, 1994; "Lack of Programming…", January 11, 1995; "Inspection Findings Exemplifying a Clog in the Juvenile Detention System", January 6, 1997
3. West Center Regional Juvenile Detention Center - "Interim Report", April 7, 1980; "Reinspection Findings", February 4, 1981; "Making a Good Faith Effort', March 1987; "Toward Correction of Physical Plant Deficiencies: October 12, 1994; "Reinspection Findings", October 12, 1994; newspaper articles; and correspondence (Also see "Clog", supra)
4. Facilities Review Panel v Kanawha County Commission- Notebook containing petition, answer, court order, correspondence, and related newspaper articles.

*Some JJC files are in storage; earlier reports on facilities may be located and placed in the Archives if there is an opportunity to do so.


Box 12: Materials on Juvenile Detention

1. Facilities Review Panel v. Coe and Gustke - Three notebooks containing petitions, answer, motions, court orders, report of the Special Master, correspondence and other materials related to the adoption of state juvenile detention standards; newspaper articles


Box 13: Materials on Juvenile Detention

1. Facilities Review Panel v. Miller - Notebook containing petition, answer, progress reports, plan of compliance, court orders and other materials related to the correction of deficiencies at the juvenile detention center in Martinsburg; original photographs; newspaper article
2. Lewis v. Stephens and King - file containing petition, response, and brief of the JJC in the case that permitted overcrowding of juvenile detention centers
3. Facilities Review Panel v. Holden - notebook containing petition, response, court order, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper articles concerning the closing of the Doddridge County Jail
4. Documents on JJC Assistance to Department of Health in federal grant to train jailers in handling the mental health needs of inmates, 1986


Box 14: The Child Abuse/Neglect Data Base and Related Topics

1. "The Creation and Demise of West Virginia's First Child Abuse & Neglect Data Base", June 1997
2. "The Child Abuse - Delinquency Connection", October 1987
3. "Robert's Journey Through the Children's Services Systems - A Case Study of Child Victimization", April 9, 1992; correspondence; and several newspaper articles
4. Jeffrey R. L. - notebook containing emergency petition, brief by Committee chair, and Committee brief
5. CADB Concept Paper with first set of original support letters, December 3, 1991
6. CADB Grant Proposals: May 11, 1992 and July 30, 1993 and original support letters; Award Notices to Justice McHugh (September 30, 1992) and Justice Workman (October 22, 1993); Acceptance Letter and Resolution of Grant Stipulations (September 11, 1992)
7. CADB Development Committee Minutes; Contribution by Professors of West Virginia State College; Input from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System; Progress Report to Review and Advisory Committee Members (January 27, 1993); and Agreement with Marshall University for Data Analysis and Report Production as In-kind Match (July 17, 1993)
8. CADB Project Announcement (October 15, 1992) and related newspaper article (October 31, 1992)


Box 15: CADB and related materials

1. CADB Standardized Output Report and Computer Formula Document
2. CADB Court Case Update Report
3. CADB - Specialized and Special Topic Reports, January 24, 1993; Request from Legislative Auditor's Office for Special Topic Report, June 13, 1996, and related correspondence
4. "Basic Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse", March 27, 1996
5. The CADB Reporting Form
6. "Child Abuse in West Virginia: A Review of the Needs to be Addressed by the West Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Data Base", March 1993
7. CADB, "Reporters Instruction Manual", August 1993
8. CADB, "Preliminary Report, Field Test", November 1993
9. Child Welfare League of America, CADB, "Third Party Monitoring Report", October 1993
10. CADB, "Semiannual Report", November 1994
11. "Child Abuse and Neglect in West Virginia", October 1996
12. Supplemental Instructions for Updating Court Cases, January 20, 1995
13. CADB correspondence
14. S.C. v. Chafin - petition, memorandums and order
15. "Daniel's Death", December 21, 1994; newspaper articles; and correspondence


Box 16: Reports

1. The Abrazas Foundation - Five inspection reports dated March 23, 1988, July 20, 1988, June 30, 1995, November 29, 1995 and June 4, 1996; motion for temporary injunction and transcript (1988); extensive correspondence and extensive related newspaper articles
2. "Essential Design Ingredients of Acute Short Term Mental Health Treatment for Children", September 20, 1990 (prepared for Delegate Hatfield)
3. Barboursville School - Design Considerations, June 2, 1986; "Survey of Admissions" (1990), also published in "Children's Services Casemanagers" (1992), also see "Robert's Journey" (1992)
4. Beckley Child Care Center - one inspection report, September 19, 1993; Programming Recommendations June 1987
5. Beckley Group Home - one inspection report, September 14, 1994; correspondence and newspaper article
6. Brookside Children's Home - "Compulsory Church Attendance", September 9, 1985; correspondence and newspaper articles
7. Cammack Children's Center - one inspection report, January 3, 1990; correspondence and newspaper articles
8. "Why Charlie Was Committed to an Out-of-State Facility", March 26, 1996
9. Cherry Hill Child Shelter - one inspection report, September 16, 1994
10. "An Analysis of Children's Mental Health Policy in West Virginia", November 1977
11. "Children's Mental Health Services in West Virginia", February 1988


Box 17: Reports

1. Colin Anderson Center - six inspection reports, April 1980, May 1980, July 7, 1980, February 5, 1981, May 15, 1987, and March 8, 1996 (response to proposal to convert to a children's center); correspondence and newspaper articles
2. "A Common Sense Analysis of West Virginia's Mental Health Service Delivery System . . . Juveniles in Need of Services", December 10, 1986
3. Community Mental Health Centers, Lack of Mental Health Services for Youth, March 25, 1983; survey of three centers - salaries, ratio of adult: children served (1987)
4. Daugherty Center - inspection materials concerning the program's demise (1986)
5. Davis Center - one inspection report, September 4, 1986; program materials; 1990 inspection of leaking roof; injunction (access to records) filed on December 3, 1981
6. "Developing In-State Services for Youth in Out-of-State Placement", 1983
7. Education - Recommendations on Regulations for the Education of Exceptional Students, 1983 and 1985; Education in Correctional Institutions, January 8, 1990
8. "Educational Services and Youth in Shelter Care", March 19, 1985
9. "Education of Youth in Child Welfare Settings", August 16, 1990; completed surveys; revised DOE policy response; correspondence; and newspaper articles
10. "Encouraging Victim Reporting of Child Abuse", February 21, 1990; survey of law enforcement agencies; newspaper articles and correspondence
11. George Junior Republic (Pennsylvania) - one inspection report, February 19, 1997
12. Glen Mills School (Pennsylvania) - one inspection report, May 14, 1997
13. Golden Girl Group Home - one inspection report, April 17, 1996; correspondence


Box 18: Reports

1. Hand Gun Safety Act, Comments Submitted on Request of U. S. Attorney's Office, October 26, 1994
2. Original Juvenile Section of West Virginia Behavioral Health Care Delivery System Plan (Hartley), 1983; revised section; correspondence and related materials
3. Highland Hospital - one inspection report, August 28, 1996; correspondence
4. The Invisible Children's Project, 1987; refer to "Systems in Confusion"
5. "Juveniles and Criminal Court", January 25, 1995
6. Lakin State Hospital - five reports, March 14, 1983, November 9, 1984, ("Story of R.J." and "Story of S.C."), and March 1985
7. Leckie Forestry Camp - one report, April 1980
8. Logan-Mingo Mental Health Center - inspection data; salaries and services, 1986
9. "Residential Placement of Children with Mental Health Problems - Systems in Confusion", August 1987
10. "Mental Health Services for Youth", 1982
11. Montanari School (Florida) - one inspection report, February 8, 1996
12. Monongalia County Youth Center - two inspection reports, February 6, 1980 and December 15, 1988
13. "Out-of-State Commitment of Delinquent Youth - Basic Data", December 19, 1995
14. Patchwork - one inspection report, September 14, 1988 and one draft inspection report, March 30, 1985
15. "Pending Implementation - Community-Based Care of Children Most in Need", July 1985
16. Pressley Ridge Schools - three inspection reports, September 17, 1985, November 1, 1993 and November 8, 1995 (in-home services); correspondence
17. "Public Outcry, Official Silence" Youth with Chemical Dependency", 1984
18. "Raleigh County Case Management Project Report", September 21, 1984
19. "Residential Mental Health Facilities Serving Juveniles - Licensure", June 1987
20. "Top Ten Mental Health Services Needs of Youth", July 1986
21. "Risk Assessment of Delinquent Offenders", September 10, 1990
22. "Runaway and Homeless Children in West Virginia", September 15, 1994
23. Scattered Sites Planning Committee materials (Appalachian Mental Health Center), 1983
24. "Structure and Flow of the Juvenile Justice System in West Virginia", August 15, 1994
25. St. Mary's Hospital - ("Children or Chattel") report, September 27, 1984; correspondence; and newspaper articles
26. "A Survey of Secure and Nonsecure Group Facilities Used for the Placement of West Virginia Youth", March 29, 1991


Box 19: Reports

1. "Child Suicides in Residential Facilities", October 24, 1994
2. "An Overview of West Virginia's Largest Residential Institutions, with Recommendations", February 24, 1989
3. "Average Salaries of Juvenile Detention Workers in W. Va. And Surrounding States", October 26, 1995
4. "Federal Funding of Children's Programs", January 12, 1988
5. "Children's Services Case Managers", January 28, 1982
6. "Case Advocacy in the Juvenile Justice System, May 20, 1987
7. Multidisciplinary Investigation of Child Abuse, Conference Materials
8. "West Virginia Adolescent Substance Abuse Services Plan", 1989, negotiated by the Juvenile Justice Committee
9. "Grandparent Visitation in Child Abuse/Neglect Proceedings", January 30, 1996
10. Final Report, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, July 15, 1994 (the Committee participated in this product and was cited by the Advisory Committee as the appropriate authority to investigate and resolve complaints about the child protective services system)
11. "Community Based Dispositional Alternatives", October 29, 1986
12. "Rethinking Residential Programming for Disturbed and Disturbing Adolescents", March 3, 1986
13. "Balancing Parent's and Children's Rights", August 1, 1988
14. "Availability of Programs and Facilities for Emotionally Disturbed, Ungovernable or Violent Juveniles Under the Age of 14 Years", (amicus curiae) May 30, 1980
15. "Adult Corrections Plan", February 19, 1985
16. "State Care of Youth - A Management Issue", 1984
17. "Juvenile Drug Rehabilitation Fact Sheet", March 1986
18. "Happenings Around the State: Juvenile Substance Abuse", 1984
19. "Alternative Service Model for Youth Referred to Out-of-State Care", 1984
20. "Framework for Developing Mental Health Programs for Youth", 1983
21. Victims of Service Gaps, A Study of High Need/High Risk Youth in West Virginia, 1983 (organized by the Juvenile Justice Committee)
22. "Voices", A Newsletter for Youth in Custody, several volumes, 1995, newspaper articles
23. WV Industrial Home for Youth - six investigative reports, December 12, 1983, April 27, 1984, May 1, 1984, September 19, 1984, October 24, 1989 and September 10, 1990; correspondence; newspaper articles
24. W. W. Moore Detention Home (Virginia) inspection report, December 21, 1994
25. WV Industrial Home for Girls inspection report, September 8, 1990


Box 20: Reports

1. WV Industrial School for Boys - three inspection reports, November 26, 1980, June 1982 and August 30, 1982
2. WV Children's Home - inspection report, September 1985; correspondence; newspaper articles
3. Russell Daugherty Center - inspection report, June 27, 1989 (see box 17)
4. Wood County Child Care Center - relationship with school system materials, May 1, 1984
5. "Out-of-State Detention of Juveniles", February 16, 1990
6. "Overview of Decision of the W. Va. Supreme Court in the Field of Juvenile Law", 1980
7. Juvenile Prostitution Report, June 12, 1981
8. "Adolescent Chemical Abuse/Dependency, Crisis Intervention Manual Comments", including procedures for handling publicly intoxicated youth, May 7, 1987
9. Possible Placement Resources for Hard to Place Kids, March 1982
10. School Violence Training Materials, January 20, 1988
11. Comments on Interagency Planning and Placement Committees, 1991
12. Comments on the Juvenile Proceedings Bill, 1988
13. Juvenile Referees and the Judicial Code of Ethics (petition), December 4, 1991
14. 1995 Performance Review of the Juvenile Justice Committee by the Office of the Legislative Auditor - Continuation Because It Performs Essential Functions
15. 1996 Finding of the Legislative Auditor that the Committee was Performing and Executive Department Function - Termination
16. Support Letters for Continuation of Juvenile Justice Committee
17. "Labor Law and Child Welfare Settings", draft
18. Final Report, June 30, 1997


Box 21: Legislature, committee meetings

1. Legislature - 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
2. Juvenile Justice Committee Meetings - agendas, minutes, notes, 1986-1991


Box 22: Meetings, reports, correspondence

1. Juvenile Justice Committee Meetings - agendas, minutes, notes, 1992-1997
2. List of Committee reports
3. Correspondence, 1981-1994


Box 23: Correspondence, clippings

1. Correspondence, 1994-1997
2. Clippings, 1980s-1994


Box 24:

1. Clippings, 1995-1996
2. Correspondence in and out, 1994-1996
3. Miscellaneous correspondence to be sorted and filed by date
4. Annual report, "Child Abuse and Neglect in West Virginia 1993-1994"
5. Annual report, "Juvenile Delinquency in West Virginia 1994-1995" (2 copies)


Box 25:

1. Jail cases notebooks
2. "Risk Assessment of Delinquent Offenders", September 10, 1990 (2 copies)
3. "Report of West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth" August 1989 (2 copies)
4. "Report of Findings and Recommendations on West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth at Salem", September 15, 1989
5. Minutes, January 1996
6. Legislation regarding juveniles, 1996
7. Interim report, Marshall County Child Shelter, October 16, 1980
8. Jail Standards, revised August 7, 1985


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