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Children: Wards Or Waifs Of The Court, Susan P. Leviton
Children: Wards Or Waifs Of The Court, Susan P. Leviton
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Juvenile Curfews And Fundamental Rights Methodology, Calvin R. Massey
Juvenile Curfews And Fundamental Rights Methodology, Calvin R. Massey
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Caught Between Two Systems: How Exceptional Children In Out-Of-Home Care And Denied Equality In Education, Cynthia Godsoe
Caught Between Two Systems: How Exceptional Children In Out-Of-Home Care And Denied Equality In Education, Cynthia Godsoe
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The Legal Construction Of Adolescence, Elizabeth S. Scott
The Legal Construction Of Adolescence, Elizabeth S. Scott
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American lawmakers have had relatively clear images of childhood and adulthood-images that fit with our conventional notions. Children are innocent beings, who are dependent, vulnerable, and incapable of making competent decisions. Several aspects of the legal regulation of childhood are based on this account. Children are assumed not to be accountable for their choices or for their behavior, an assumption that is reflected in legal policy toward their criminal conduct. They are also assumed to be unable to exercise the rights and privileges that adults enjoy, and thus are not permitted to vote, drive, or make their own medical decisions. …