NCJ Number
86729
Journal
Child Youth Services Volume: 5 Issue: 1/2 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1982) Pages: 5-27
Date Published
1982
Length
23 pages
Annotation
In recent years there has been increasing skepticism about the therapeutic promise of the juvenile court and increasing attention to due process for juveniles accused of delinquent offenses and other behaviors which might invoke juvenile court jurisdiction.
Abstract
Reflective of these trends are the model standards embodied in the IJA/ABA Juvenile Justice Standards, while provide for primary emphasis on the rights and interests of the juvenile, to be furthered by a principle of least intervention. The Standards imply a substantial but considerably more modest role for mental health service providers in juvenile justice. Such a change is consistent with a model of treatment based on respect for the individual and autonomous, contractual relations between helping professionals and their clients. (Author abstract)