Juvenile Courts and Probation in Philadelphia

English Juvenile Courts

some extent, but it is impossible to believe that they can account for such wide variations as these. They can only be taken as indicating a regrettable lack of any common standard. If the majority of courts arc right in concluding that at least half the offenders should be put on probation, then the courts that make as little use of it as some of those just mentioned must be falling below the ...

Parens Patriae and Dispositions in Juvenile Courts

This paper assesses the parens patriae orientation, which is often considered to beat the core of the operation of juvenile courts, and discovers that existing ideas concerning its role must be revised. In opposition to common theory it appears that parens patriae at best shares influence with a number of other orientations in juvenile courts, and may even no longer exist as a distinct, unified...

Delay Reduction Efforts in Three Juvenile Courts

To provide better customer service, NCJRS has made this Federally-funded grant final report available electronically in addition to traditional paper copies. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. The causes of delay in the youth justice system are complex. No single approach is likely to be ef...

Mental health courts and the lesson learned in juvenile court.

Justice Fortas in this quotation was addressing the extent of procedural due process provided in juvenile proceedings in 1966. Well-meaning members of the criminal justice system had developed a court process intent on helping juveniles, rather than punishing them as criminal offenders. Since there was no criminal adjudication, and anonymity was generally assured, it was believed that the nicet...

The Kent Case and Juvenile Courts in Virginia