JUVENILE PROBLEMS AND LAW - LESSONS IN LAW FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• NCJ Number: 49540
• Author(s): L RIEKES; S MAHE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 103 pages
• Corporate Author: Knowledge Network Press
• Sale Source: Knowledge Network Press
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: LAW IN ACTION SERIES

Annotation

JUVENILE LAW, LAWS PRESCRIBING MINIMUM RULES OF BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND REHABILITATIVE MEASURES ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS TEXTBOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Abstract

COMMON PROBLEMS AMONG YOUTH ARE CONSIDERED, AND DISCUSSION MATERIAL IS PROVIDED FOR REACHING A DECISION OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS. THE GAULT DECISION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS, THE THEORY OF JUVENILE COURTS, AND THE LEGAL PROCESS INVOLVED AT THE TIME OF JUVENILE ARREST ARE AMONG THE SUBJECTS COVERED IN THE LESSONS ON JUVENILE LAW. CITIZENS', AND PARTICULARLY JUVENILES', RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY IN RELATION TO CRIME ARE DEALT WITH. THE THEORY OF JUVENILE LAW IS COMPARED WITH JUVENILE LAW IN PRACTICE AND THE REASONING BEHIND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS CONSIDERED. THE FINAL SECTION DEALS WITH REHABILITATION QUESTIONS. THE LESSON PLANS FOR EACH OF THE CHAPTERS ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION AND LOGICAL DECISONMAKING ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT. SHORT NARRATIVE PASSAGES ARE FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS, LESSON ACTIVITIES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS. A GLOSSARY OF TERMS IS INCLUDED. (DAG)