NCJ Number
6809
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1972) Pages: 93-99
Date Published
1972
Length
7 pages
Annotation
AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH NEW YORK CITY FAMILY COURT SYSTEM HAS ADOPTED PROCEEDINGS ALONG THE LINES OF CRIMINAL COURTS, REHABILITATION REMAINS A MYTH.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT MANY OF THE ACTS FOR WHICH A JUVENILE IS TREATED ARE NOT ANTI-SOCIAL, SUCH AS KEEPING LATE HOURS TO AVOID RETURNING TO DEPRESSING APARTMENTS. THE AUTHOR THEN QUESTIONS THE FORM OF HELP GIVEN TO JUVENILES AND THE FAIRNESS OF ENTANGLING ANYONE IN THESE ARBITRARY PROCEDURES. THE AUTHOR ILLUSTRATES WHAT HE CONSIDERS TO BE A THEORETICAL DISTINCTION MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING DELINQUENT JUVENILES AND EXTREMELY DISOBEDIENT JUVENILES. IN PRACTICE, THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN DELINQUENT JUVENILES AND PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED AS FAR AS TREATMENT IS CONCERNED.