A History of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States
Words: 717 Pages: 2 2142The juvenile justice system was created in the late 1800s and was designed to punish youth offenders (History of America's juvenile justice system, 2008). The early juvenile court system had distinctive procedures, namely : a) Diminished criminal responsibility of juveniles, explained as a lack of their physical and mental maturity, which brought a presumption about them and a belief that they were not capable of committing a crime; b) A child welfare approach, which was based on the assertion of […]
