Missouri Juvenile Justice Task Force
- MEMBERS:
- Senator Wayne Wallingford, 27th
- Representative Ron Hicks, 107th
- Senator Jolie Justus, 10th
- Representative Jeremy LaFaver, 25th
- Phyllis Becker
- Patsy Carter
- Mary Chant
- Tim Decker
- LaVante Falls
- Karen Kraft, State Public Defenders Office Designee
- Jason Lamb
- Tracy McClard
- Ed Morris
- Vivian Murphy
- Bev Newman
- Gary Waint
Established pursuant to SCR 29, 2014.
The mission of the Task Force shall be to fully consider and make recommendations in a report to the General Assembly on: (1) Raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to age eighteen; (2) Removing juveniles from adult jails pre-trial; (3) Revising the age of certification to adult court; (4) Current laws relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; (5) Current research of best practices for handling offenses committed by youth in the court system; (6) The benefits of retaining youth under the juvenile justice jurisdictions in this state; (7) Methods to reduce the number of youth in adult detention centers and prisons; and (8) The long-term fiscal impact of treating youth in the adult criminal system.