CRM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Juvenile Court, Parens Patriae, Due Process
9 Dec 2016
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Juvenile cases were fairly rare in the founding years of the us. Industrialism and immigration gave rise to swelling populations in cities such as new. Public began to see a problem with the disorderly conduct of children that was not being contained by parents. In a society that had no social safety net to provide for people in need, institutions of confinement often housed all offenders together without regard for offense, age or gender. The foundation of the various reform movements was society"s acceptance of the premise that there are significant and fundamental differences between adults and juveniles. Prior to reform movements, could be sent to reformatories for any reason. The early 1800s, various private reform groups provided services to divert young offenders and remove juveniles in need from the criminal justice system. The new york house of refuge was the first privately managed and funded home but it was endorsed and financially supported by the state of new york.
