NCJ Number
93382
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1984) Pages: 39-67
Date Published
1984
Length
29 pages
Annotation
Excessive or biased preadjudicatory juvenile detention is one of the greatest abuses in the juvenile justice system. This article considers whether introducing full due process into juvenile detention proceedings would reduce detention abuses.
Abstract
It compares research findings on detention practices to legal goals of detention for juveniles and adults. The findings of a study of a system of juvenile detention that guarantees juveniles full due process rights, including bail, are then presented. An analysis of the reasons for juvenile detention suggests that changes in laws or standards unaccompanied by other important changes in the institutions dealing with juveniles will not remedy abuses. (Author abstract)