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<p>"Tried as an adult." The phrase rings with increasing frequency through America's courtrooms. In Michigan, an 11-year-old is charged with first-degree homicide in the shooting death of a playmate. A mentally disabled boy in Florida faces armed robbery and extortion charges that could bring 30 years in prison for stealing $2 worth of food. Faith in childhood, and its corollary that separate courts are required for children because they are developmentally different from adults, appears to be vanishing. Almost forgotten in this climate—in which a New York Times' headline boldly announced that the "Fear of Crime Trumps the Fear of Lost Youth"—is the fact that the juvenile court is one of America's most influential legal inventions.</p> <p>Long before the crimes of the young became a national preoccupation, Americans struggled with many of the same questions posed by today's aggressive sentencing of minors. What is the legal status of children? Does a particularly horrific crime merit a commensurately severe response, regardless of the age of the offender? Who belongs in juvenile court, and what is its exact purpose?</p> <p>In his engaging narrative history of the rise and workings

Author

David S. Tanenhaus, Bernardine Dohrn

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280503153

Subjects

History, Science, Law