COMPACT

The history of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles dates back to the 1950s, when concern grew throughout the United States about "a vast army of wandering kids being shuttled from place to place." The U.S. Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommittee launched an extensive investigation, which drew even more attention when findings became the subject of a Parade Magazine article, entitled "Nobody's Children: How America's 300,000 runaway teen-agers get the runaround." Ross, S. & Keister, E. (1954, September) Nobody's Children. Parade Magazine, 8-13... The Interstate Commission for Juveniles The Interstate Commission for Juveniles is the governing body of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ). Commission members include representatives from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands, who work together to preserve child welfare and promote public safety. The Commission is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rules to implement the ICJ.

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