Juvenile Justice and Individual Rights (26 janv. 1952 – 1 janv. 1980)

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Although juvenile courts were established as part of a reform effort to more humanely provide for the best interest of neglected, abused, and delinquent children, their reformation and delinquency prevention impact continued to be limited. Even though local city and county juvenile courts processed youthful offender cases and referred many to probation supervision and residential placement, juvenile court dockets expanded to include more minor offenses, truancy issues, and child welfare concerns, along with criminal activity. Beginning in the 1960s through the 1970s, significant changes were made within the juvenile justice system, driven by three primary forces: (a) a stronger federal government role, (b) state reformation and depopulating the overcrowded juvenile incarceration facilities, and (c) U.S. Supreme Court decisions establishing youthful offender rights in juvenile proceedings (Binder, Geis, & Bruce, 1988; Krisberg, 2005; Nellis, 2016).

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