TRIUMPH OF BENEVOLENCE - THE ORIGINS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA - A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING, 1974 BY RICHARD QUINNEY - SEE NCJ-42275)

• NCJ Number: 42280
• Author(s): A PLATT
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 34 pages
• Corporate Author: Little, Brown and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ESSAY RE-EXAMINES SOME MYTHS ABOUT THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS OVER JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.

Abstract

SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO: IDEOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING TRADITIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; THE IMPORTANCE AND USES OF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; AND, THE DEMYSTIFICATION OF 'OFFICIAL' HISTORY.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH