NCJ Number
10745
Date Published
1970
Length
352 pages
Annotation
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL BY A LAWYER WHO WAS LEGAL COUNSEL TO POOR MINORITY-GROUP CHILDREN IN URBAN GHETTOS.
Abstract
CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF ONCESOUND PRINCIPLES AND WELL-MEANING PEOPLE, AS THE FOUNDATIONS AND THE LEGAL AID LAWYERS, WHICH HAVE CREATED A SYSTEM PERMITTING INEQUITABLE AND ABUSIVE TREATMENT OF POOR CHILDREN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)