MA S1054

Child Advocate must submit annual juvenile justice statistical reports by December 31st to the Governor, legislative committee chairs, and chief justices of the Supreme Judicial and Trial Courts

All criminal justice agencies—including state and municipal police, district attorneys, juvenile and adult courts, probation, Department of Youth Services, Department of Correction, sheriffs, and parole board—must collect and report data on juvenile contacts at each decision point (arrests, arraignments, bail, detention, adjudication, sentencing, probation violations, parole, and record sealing/expungement)

Data must be disaggregated by age, sex/gender, gender identity, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, charge type, geographic location, and DCF involvement to enable cross-tabulated analysis

Agencies must submit data to the Child Advocate within 75 days after the fiscal year or quarter ends, with the Executive Office of Public Safety, Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, Court Administrator, and Department of Youth Services responsible for assembling data from their respective entities

Attorney General may enforce compliance through superior court action; agencies unable to provide requested data must submit written explanations and, if due to budget constraints, must detail additional funding needed