New York OCFS Presentation: Raising The Lower Age Of Juvenile Delinquency

On August 3, 2022, the New York Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) published this presentation regarding raising the lower age of juvenile delinquency. The topic is a new state law enacted to raise the lower age of juvenile delinquency definition under the Family Court Act (FCA) to 12 years of age in most circumstances as of December 29, 2022. Instead of a justice response, the state will use differentia response programs with justice-involved youth under age 12 . . .