IN DEFENSE OF THE JUVENILE COURT

• NCJ Number: 6971
• Journal: Juvenile Justice Volume: 23 Issue: 2 Dated: (AUGUST 1972) Pages: 2-6
• Author(s): G EDWARDS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SPEECH AT THE 35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGES, JULY 1972

Annotation

SPEECH BY JUDGE GEORGE EDWARDS ON THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AND ITS SUCCESS IN AMERICA.

Abstract

JUDGE EDWARDS SPEAKING AS A PAST JUVENILE COURT JUDGE DEFENDS THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AND POINTS OUT ITS STRENGTHS OVER THE CRIMINAL COURTS. SPECIAL REFERENCE IS MADE TO THOSE SERVICES, SUCH AS OPEN-BOARDING SCHOOLS, WHICH WOULD FURTHER THE WORK OF JUVENILE COURTS.