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EFFECT OF RIGHT TO TREATMENT LITIGATION UPON THE RELATIONSHIP OF JUVENILE OFFENDER INSTITUTIONS AND THE FAMILY COURT

NCJ Number
42146
Author(s)
M S GODDARD
Date Published
1976
Length
17 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE EFFECT THAT RIGHT TO TREATMENT LITIGATION HAS HAD UPON NEW YORK'S JUVENILE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR TRACES THE GROWTH OF THIS LITIGATION AND HOW THE COURTS, THE LEGISLATURE, AND THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION FOR YOUTH RESPONDED TO THE CONFLICTS THAT THE LITIGATION CAUSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP