This article is an expanded version of an address given before the 1984 Conference: “Rethinking Juvenile Justice,” sponsored by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The article traces the evolution of the Juvenile Court and discusses the pressures placed upon the juvenile justice system at the same time it punishes, incapacitates and reforms youthful offenders. The author challenges juvenile justice planners to develop humane, cost-effective, and community-based alternatives as a means of reducing the current confusion over the proper role of the juvenile court.
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Greenwood, P.
, A. Lipson, A. Abrahamse, and F. Zimring 1983 “Youth crime and juvenile justice in California: a report to the legislature.” Rand Corporation Report, R-3016-CSA.
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Silberman, Charles E.
1978 Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice. New York: Random House.
