CHILDREN AS VICTIMS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION

• NCJ Number: 15355
• Author(s): S Rubin
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINTED FROM CHILD WELFARE, V 51, N 1 (1972).

Annotation

ARGUMENT THAT THE LACK OF RIGHTS LEGISLATED TO MINORS OFTEN LEADS TO ARBITRARY COMMITMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS FOR INDETERMINATE TERMS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM INCLUDE REPEAL OF THE INCORRIGIBILITY JURISDICTION, NO EXTRA PUNISHMENT FOR CHILDREN AS COMPARED WITH ADULTS CHARGED WITH THE SAME CRIME, FREE INSTEAD OF COMPULSORY SCHOOLS, AND REPEAL OR RADICAL REVISION OF THE PROTECTIVE STATUTES.