Title

The Juvenile, The Court, Or The Community - Whose Best Interests Are Currently Being Promoted In Juvenile-Court

Authors

Authors

J. B. Sanborn

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Justice Syst. J.

Keywords

JUSTICE REFORM; Law

Abstract

Originally, juvenile courts were designed to promote only the best interests of the child. Developments within the last three decades, however, have suggested that there are other interests represented in juvenile court proceedings. In this study, one hundred juvenile court workers (judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, probation officers) from three juvenile courts (urban, suburban, rural) were interviewed to determine the extent to which the child's interests are promoted in the contemporary juvenile court. The data suggest that a number of other interests currently rival the youth's for primacy in decisions reached in juvenile court.

Journal Title

Justice System Journal

Volume

17

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

249

Last Page

266

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1994RN19500010

ISSN

0098-261X

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