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ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE

NCJ Number
17958
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1971
Length
22 pages
Annotation
THE ORIGINS, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE TRACED, AND REFERENCE AIDS SUCH AS A GLOSSARY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TERMS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ADULT AND JUVENILE JUSTICE ARE INCLUDED.
Abstract
PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE IN OHIO. THE EFFECT OF THREE U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON MODERN JUVENILE JUSTICE IS OUTLINES. THESE CASES ARE KENT V. UNITED STATES (1966), IN RE GAULT (1967), AND RE WINSHIP (1970). THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THESE DECISIONS HAVE PLACED ON ALL JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS ARE LISTED. THE APPARENT FAILURE OF THE JUVENILE COURTS TO SLOW JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RATES IS ALSO DISCUSSED. A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ADDRESSES, A DESCRIPTION OF THE OHIO YOUTH COMMISSION, AND A LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER'S QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE INCLUDED AS WELL.