NCJ Number
10751
Date Published
1969
Length
311 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE COURT OPERATION, EXAMINING THE MANNER IN WHICH LEGAL INSTITUTIONS DEFINE, REACT TO, AND DEAL WITH CASES BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION.
Abstract
THE INITIAL CHAPTERS OF THIS BOOK PRESENT THE GENERAL SETTING AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT, DISCUSS COURT PERSONNEL, AND EXPLORE THE RELATIONS OF THE COURT WITH POLITICAL, ENFORCEMENT, AND WELFARE INSTITUTIONS. PART TWO DEALS WITH COURT PROCESSING OF CASES, FOCUSING ON THE PROCEDURES FOR JUDGING DELINQUENTS' MORAL CHARACTER. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE DELINQUENT AND THE PROBATION AND CLINIC STAFFS, POINTING OUT THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE COURT'S AUTHORITATIVE CONTROL - TREATMENT ORIENTATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)