This chapter also examines the rationale offered by those who argue that juvenile courts should be abolished. A discussion of the significant elements of juvenile justice and reform in Minnesota between 1994 and 1996 focuses on the use of counsel (ending unwise waivers and right to appeal); dispositions (standards, dispositional findings, appeal, and research); waivers/advisories; jury; and prehearing detention. The author concludes that there is no cause to abandon pursuit of the well-founded process and standards that make juvenile courts a suitable forum of justice for adolescent offenders. Reformers have defined new approaches that some legislators have implemented. This is especially evident with respect to the role of counsel in the juvenile court and the control of the court's dispositions. Those who would abolish the juvenile court offer no constructive, reasoned case for the prosecution of juvenile offenses in the criminal courts, due to the absence of research and analysis that can show the criminal courts have a better capacity to use the rule of law to further justice for juveniles. 53 references and 50 notes