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184868  |
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| Title: |
Can the Courts Fairly Account for the Diminished Competence and Culpability of Juveniles? A Judge's Perspective (From Youth on Trial: A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Justice, P 403-434, 2000, Thomas Grisso and Robert G. Schwartz, eds. -- See NCJ-184852)
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| Author(s): |
Gary L. Crippen |
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| Date Published: |
2000 |
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| Page Count: |
32 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
University of Chicago Press
Chicago, IL 60637-1496 |
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| Sale Source: |
University of Chicago Press
Publicity Director
5801 Ellis Avenue
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60637-1496
United States of America |
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| Type: |
Legislation/Policy Analysis |
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Book (Hardbound) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
Based on a developmental view of adolescence, this chapter
identifies the essential elements of justice for adolescent
offenders in the juvenile courts, with attention to efforts in
juvenile justice in Minnesota.
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| Abstract: |
This chapter also examines the rationale offered by those who
argue that juvenile courts should be abolished. A discussion of
the significant elements of juvenile justice and reform in
Minnesota between 1994 and 1996 focuses on the use of counsel
(ending unwise waivers and right to appeal); dispositions
(standards, dispositional findings, appeal, and research);
waivers/advisories; jury; and prehearing detention. The author
concludes that there is no cause to abandon pursuit of the
well-founded process and standards that make juvenile courts a
suitable forum of justice for adolescent offenders. Reformers
have defined new approaches that some legislators have
implemented. This is especially evident with respect to the role
of counsel in the juvenile court and the control of the court's
dispositions. Those who would abolish the juvenile court offer no
constructive, reasoned case for the prosecution of juvenile
offenses in the criminal courts, due to the absence of research
and analysis that can show the criminal courts have a better
capacity to use the rule of law to further justice for juveniles.
53 references and 50 notes
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile justice policies |
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| Index Term(s): |
Criminal responsibility; Juvenile court waiver; Juvenile courts; Juvenile processing; Minnesota; Youth development |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
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