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JUVENILE'S RIGHT TO RECEIVE TREATMENT (FROM YOUNGEST MINORITY - LAWYERS IN DEFENSE OF CHILDREN, 1974 BY SANFORD N KATZ - SEE NCJ-31349)

NCJ Number
31353
Author(s)
J F PYFER
Date Published
1974
Length
42 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS REGARDING THE DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS OF JUVENILE INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT AND THE JUVENILE'S STATUTORY RIGHT TO TREATMENT.
Abstract
FOUR CONSTITUTIONAL BASES FOR A JUVENILE'S RIGHT TO TREATMENT - DUE PROCESS, EQUAL PROTECTION, THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT PROHIBITION OF CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, AND THE NINTH AMENDMENT - ARE ALSO EXAMINED. THE POSSIBILITY OF MONETARY DAMAGES FOR JUVENILES DENIED OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IS ALSO CONSIDERED.