CJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Federal Kidnapping Act, Amber Alert, Juvenile Delinquency
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Juvenile cases were fairly rare in the founding years of the us: the 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: differences in theories. 1899 first juvenile court was established cook county, illinois. The juvenile court assumed authority over children in three situations (before that it was all parents: when the welfare of child was threatened, when the child was a status offender, when the child was a delinquent. Delinquent illegal for a(cid:374)y(cid:271)ody, (cid:271)ut they"re a ju(cid:448)e(cid:374)ile. Factors in juvenile delinquency: family, school, community, peers. Due process for juveniles: kent vs. united states, ca(cid:374)"t de(cid:374)y juveniles their due process rights. In re gault: came out and said these are what your rights are.
