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The Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / YOUTH CRIME AND JUVENILE JUSTICE |
| Author: Barry Krisberg |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 6,647 Words, 42,840 Characters |
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In part, perhaps, due to sensational accounts of youth crime which have been highlighted by the media in recent years, a public sentiment that is less than sympathetic to young offenders has become prevalent. Yet, many of the juveniles caught in the wave of "get tough" legislation and calls for sterner measures against young criminals may be losing the opportunity to redeem their lives and their futures. The juvenile justice system has evolved into a system quite removed from the original purpose for which it was conceived - the protection of young people from unwarranted punishment. In what follows, three revolutions in the history of the juvenile justice system will be described, showing how the gap between theory and reality emerged.
The first revolution in juvenile justice cul...
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Whether an enlightened concept of juvenile justice will be limited to a few jurisdictions of whether it can achieve wider public acceptance is difficult to predict. In too many communities, abusive and inferior care of troubled and disadvantaged youngsters is still the norm. Now more than even the redemptive vision of justice symbolized by the juvenile court must be rekindled. vbcrlf
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