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REHABILITATION AS THE JUSTIFICATION OF A SEPARATE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

NCJ Number
35303
Journal
California Law Review Volume: 64 Issue: 4 Dated: (JULY 1976) Pages: 984-1017
Author(s)
A L SIMPSON
Date Published
1976
Length
34 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE REHABILITATIVE MODEL OF TREATMENT TO WHICH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BOUND.
Abstract
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATIVE MODEL FOR JUVENILES IS DESCRIBED AND RECENT MODIFICATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE RELATION BETWEEN THESE MODIFICATIONS AND THE REHABILITATIVE MODEL ARE REVIEWED. THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE REHABILITATIVE MODEL OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ARE THEN EXAMINED AND FOUND TO LACK SUPPORTIVE EVIDENCE. A NEW AGE-BASED DISTINCTION IS PROPOSED AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF ELIMINATING PRESENT AGE-BASED DISTINCTIONS ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.