NCJ Number
129619
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Dated: special issue (April 1991) Pages: complete issue
Editor(s)
D C Hale
Date Published
1991
Length
136 pages
Annotation
The seven articles included in this special issue provide an overview of both the history of the juvenile justice system and the impact and significance of policy on the system and cover the period from the late 19th century through the 1980s.
Abstract
Three articles concentrate on the juvenile justice system during the Progressive Era, describe how the Illinois State Reformatory differed from the traditional congregate and family models, address the origins and implementation of policy by the juvenile court to discipline female delinquents, and consider the impact of the juvenile courts on private childcare agencies. The remaining articles discuss the significant juvenile justice programs established during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, analyze the trends in juvenile incarceration in public facilities from the mid-1970s to 1987, present an evolutionary perspective to examine how policy affects an agency and a system over time, and describe the strategies used by Montreal's The Boys' Farm/Shawbridge Youth Centers to recruit clientele. All but the latter article focus on the United States.