JUVENILE COURT COMES OF AGE

• NCJ Number: 2314
• Author(s): J L ALLISON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: National Legal Aid and Defender Assoc
• Sale Source: Public Affairs Cmtte, Inc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SINCE THE SUPREME COURT GAULT DECISION, JUVENILE COURTS ARE REQUIRED TO GUARANTEE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO ALL JUVENILES.

Abstract

ORIGIN OF THE JUVENILE COURT AND HISTORY OF ITS EVOLUTION UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE GAULT DECISION. IMPLICATIONS OF THIS DECISION, DEALING WITH THE BASIC ROLE OF AUTHORITY OF THE COURT IN THE LIFE OF THE CHILD, RAISE QUESTIONS ON THE PROPER ROLE OF THE LAWYER.