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

    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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