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STATUS OFFENDER

NCJ Number
37126
Journal
Juvenile Justice Volume: 27 Issue: 3 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 3-10
Author(s)
T D GILL
Date Published
1976
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR TAKES EXCEPTION TO PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE THE STATUS JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT AND/OR TO DEINSTITUTIONALIZE ALL STATUS OFFENDERS.
Abstract
HE ARGUES THAT EXPERIENCE TO DATE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF STATUS OFFENDERS REPRESENT CHILDREN WHO ARE HAVING INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH AUTHORITY, WHICH IN TURN RARELY LEND THEMSELVES TO SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION EXCEPT THROUGH THE PROPER USE OF AUTHORITY. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE CRITISMS OF THE COURT'S INABILITY TO ARRIVE AT CONSTRUCTIVE DISPOSITIONS FOR STATUS OFFENDERS, THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO COURT CONTACT, THE HIGH REFERRAL RATE FOR CHILDREN IN DISADVANTAGED MINORITY GROUPS, AND THE EQUAL PROTECTION QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT EXACTING STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR AND APPLICABILITY FROM CHILDREN NOT APPLICABLE TO ADULTS.