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COUNSEL FOR THE CHILD - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE ROLE OF THE LAWYER IN JUVENILE COURT

NCJ Number
8775
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1966
Length
67 pages
Annotation
PAPERS AND COMMENTS ARTICULATING THE VARYING AND OFTEN CONFLICTING VIEWS ON THE NATURE OF THE LAWYER'S FUNCTION IN JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS.
Abstract
THESE ARTICLES EMANATED FROM A NATIONAL CONFERENCE SPONSERED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGES IN 1964. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE - THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS, THE NECESSITY AND ADVISABILITY OF THE PRESENCE OF COUNSEL, THE LAWYER'S FUNCTION WITH RESPECT TO DETENTION OR SHELTER CARE OF CHILDREN AND AT VARIOUS STAGES OF A JUVENILE COURT HEARING, THE TRAINING OF JUVENILE COURT LAWYERS, AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES FOR LAWYERS INVOLVED IN DELINQUENCY HEARINGS.