"No One Will Lissen": How our Legal System Brutalizes the Youthful Poor. Lois G. Forer,Preface by David L. Bazelon,New York,John Day Co.,1970,pp. 352,$8.95
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"No One Will Lissen": How our Legal System Brutalizes the Youthful Poor. Lois G. Forer,Preface by David L. Bazelon,New York,John Day Co.,1970,pp. 352,$8.95
In 1966 this Journal published a Juvenile Court Issue (Vol. 10, No.3) in which a panel of nationally recognized specialists re-evaluated the philosophy of the juvenile court movement. The Gault case created a big stir, but have conditions improved since ? We have asked Dr Robitscher to evaluate the situation and to review the book of Mrs Forer, who has been in the forefront of the fight. (The Editors.)
In re Gault, 387 U.S. I (1967). The Supreme Court ruled that juveniles in delinquency cases are guaranteed some of the same rights adults would have if charged with similar offenses. The juvenile shall have the right to be notified of the charges against him, to be represented by counsel, to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against him, and if he feels it is in his own best interest to remain silent. The decision states further that a juvenile court proceeding, like an adult criminal proceeding, shall be subject to a review of all phases of the case which may be questioned on an appeal and for this purpose an adequate record of the case must be kept by the court and made available to the defendant.
