Pacto Interestatal para Menores: Supervisión y Retorno Seguro

Explicación Simple

Este pacto ayuda a que los estados se coordinen para cuidar a los jóvenes que tienen problemas con la ley. Si un menor se escapa o se va de su casa, el pacto asegura que vuelva a su estado de origen para recibir ayuda.

Es como cuando un grupo de amigos se organiza para cuidar a un compañero que se perdió en un viaje. Se ayudan entre sí para asegurarse de que todos estén seguros y regresen a casa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que un adolescente llamado Juan se escapa de su hogar en California y llega a Nevada. Gracias al pacto, las autoridades de Nevada pueden comunicarse con las de California para asegurarse de que Juan regrese a casa y reciba la atención que necesita.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100 - 1500] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 369. ) PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100 - 1459] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 369. ) CHAPTER 4. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles [1400 - 1402] ( Repealed and added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 268, Sec. 2. ) 1400. THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I PURPOSE The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents, and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act (4 U.S.C. Sec. 112), has authorized and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime. It is the purpose of this compact, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states to: (a) ensure that the adjudicated juveniles and status offenders subject to this compact are provided adequate supervision and services in the receiving state as ordered by the adjudicating judge or parole authority in the sending state; (b) ensure that the public safety interests of the citizens, including the victims of juvenile offenders, in both the sending and receiving states are adequately protected; (c) return juveniles who have run away, absconded, or escaped from supervision or control or have been accused