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University of Missouri School of Law

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2004

Juvenile justice

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Lessons From Juvenile Justice History In The United States, Douglas E. Abrams Jan 2004

Lessons From Juvenile Justice History In The United States, Douglas E. Abrams

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Properly understood, “juvenile justice” encompasses all four primary categories of juvenile court jurisdiction - - abuse and neglect, adoption, status offenses and delinquency. I will concentrate today on delinquency - - what states have done with * children found to have committed acts that would be crimes if committed by adults.