Justice for children: How do we get there?

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 190-

  Geraghty, Thomas F ^a  

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EID: 0347981190     PISSN: 00914169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1144077     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
2. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
3. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
4. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
5. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
6. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
7. See Barry C. Feld, Abolish the Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing Policy, 88 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 68 (1997); Jonathan Simon, Law and the Postmodern Mind: Power Without Parents: Juvenile Justice in a Post-Modern Society, 16 CARDOZO L. REV. 1363 (1995); Janet E. Ainsworth, Re-Imagining Childhood and Reconstructing the Legal Order: The Case for Abolishing the Juvenile Court, 69 N.C. L. REV. 1083 (1991); Katherine H. Federle, The Abolition of the Juvenile Court: A Proposal for the Preservation of Children's Legal Rights, 16 J. CONTEMP. L. 23 (1990); Stephen Wizner & Mary F. Keller, The Penal Model of Juvenile Justice: Is Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction Obsolete?, 52 N.Y.U. L. REV. 1120 (1977); Martin Guggenheim, A Call to Abolish the Juvenile Justice System, CHILDREN'S RTS. REP., June 1978, at 1, 3. Guggenheim has subsequently reversed his position. See Irene Merker Rosenberg, Leaving Bad Enough Alone: A Response to the Juvenile Court Abolitionists, 1993 WIS. L. REV. 163, 163 n.1.
8. During the last 10 years, states have increasingly turned to criminalization as a response to the perception that criminal behavior among juveniles, particularly violent behavior, has increased dramatically. See Donna Lyons, Juvenile Crime and Justice: State Enactments, 1995, 20 ST. LEGIS. REP. 17 (1995) (50-state survey); Barry Feld, The Juvenile Court Meets the Principle of the Offense: Legislative Changes in Juvenile Waiver Statutes, 78 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 471 (1987); Wendy Kaminer, Crime and Community, THE ATLANTIC, May 1994, at 116; Alex Kotlowitz, Their Crimes Don't Make Them Adults, N.Y. TIMES, Feb. 13, 1994, § 6 (Magazine), at 40. At the time of the writing of this article, there is a federal bill, the "Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act of 1997," that has already passed the House of Representatives and awaits Senate vote that encourages: (1) incarcerating children with adults; (2) transferring more children to adult
9. During the last 10 years, states have increasingly turned to criminalization as a response to the perception that criminal behavior among juveniles, particularly violent behavior, has increased dramatically. See Donna Lyons, Juvenile Crime and Justice: State Enactments, 1995, 20 ST. LEGIS. REP. 17 (1995) (50-state survey); Barry Feld, The Juvenile Court Meets the Principle of the Offense: Legislative Changes in Juvenile Waiver Statutes, 78 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 471 (1987); Wendy Kaminer, Crime and Community, THE ATLANTIC, May 1994, at 116; Alex Kotlowitz, Their Crimes Don't Make Them Adults, N.Y. TIMES, Feb. 13, 1994, § 6 (Magazine), at 40. At the time of the writing of this article, there is a federal bill, the "Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act of 1997," that has already passed the House of Representatives and awaits Senate vote that encourages: (1) incarcerating children with adults; (2) transferring more children to adult
10. During the last 10 years, states have increasingly turned to criminalization as a response to the perception that criminal behavior among juveniles, particularly violent behavior, has increased dramatically. See Donna Lyons, Juvenile Crime and Justice: State Enactments, 1995, 20 ST. LEGIS. REP. 17 (1995) (50-state survey); Barry Feld, The Juvenile Court Meets the Principle of the Offense: Legislative Changes in Juvenile Waiver Statutes, 78 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 471 (1987); Wendy Kaminer, Crime and Community, THE ATLANTIC, May 1994, at 116; Alex Kotlowitz, Their Crimes Don't Make Them Adults, N.Y. TIMES, Feb. 13, 1994, § 6 (Magazine), at 40. At the time of the writing of this article, there is a federal bill, the "Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act of 1997," that has already passed the House of Representatives and awaits Senate vote that encourages: (1) incarcerating children with adults; (2) transferring more children to adult
11. During the last 10 years, states have increasingly turned to criminalization as a response to the perception that criminal behavior among juveniles, particularly violent behavior, has increased dramatically. See Donna Lyons, Juvenile Crime and Justice: State Enactments, 1995, 20 ST. LEGIS. REP. 17 (1995) (50-state survey); Barry Feld, The Juvenile Court Meets the Principle of the Offense: Legislative Changes in Juvenile Waiver Statutes, 78 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 471 (1987); Wendy Kaminer, Crime and Community, THE ATLANTIC, May 1994, at 116; Alex Kotlowitz, Their Crimes Don't Make Them Adults, N.Y. TIMES, Feb. 13, 1994, § 6 (Magazine), at 40. At the time of the writing of this article, there is a federal bill, the "Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act of 1997," that has already passed the House of Representatives and awaits Senate vote that encourages: (1) incarcerating children with adults; (2) transferring more children to adult