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TRIUMPH OF BENEVOLENCE - THE ORIGINS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA - A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING, 1974 BY RICHARD QUINNEY - SEE NCJ-42275)

NCJ Number
42280
Author(s)
A PLATT
Date Published
1974
Length
34 pages
Annotation
THIS ESSAY RE-EXAMINES SOME MYTHS ABOUT THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS OVER JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO: IDEOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING TRADITIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; THE IMPORTANCE AND USES OF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; AND, THE DEMYSTIFICATION OF 'OFFICIAL' HISTORY.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH

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