From Children to Citizens : Volume II: The Role of the Juvenile Court

**From the preface:** "The issues around which the juvenile justice system is centered frequently evoke anger and impatience. These emotions arise because the issues are so important and movement concerning the same issues seems nonexistent. The persons who are involved with those same issues, however, elicit respect and, often, affection. The Executive Sessions of the Kennedy School of Government combine the two elements - issues and persons - with the stated goal of advancing fruitful and effective public policy. The Executive Session on the Future of the Juvenile Justice System regularly brought to the same table, over a period of almost two years, persons who understand the issues well, who are professionally and personally invested in certain positions on the issues, and who were willing to engage themselves fully in the exchange of ideas, both theoretical and practical, which an Executive Session demands. This book is one of the products of that process. The editor, who chaired the meetings of the Session, takes certain positions regarding the future of the juvenile justice system and what the system should look like ten years from now." 1 Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Public Duties of Families and Children....Pages 3-21 The Politics of Juvenile Justice in America....Pages 22-42 Toward a Jurisprudence of Children and Families....Pages 43-55 Juvenile Court Jurisdiction: Intervention and Intrusion....Pages 56-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 The Development of Responsibility: Implications for Juvenile Justice....Pages 67-79 Care and Discipline: Their Contribution to Delinquency and Regulation by the Juvenile Court....Pages 80-106 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Trends in Child Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency....Pages 109-127 Violent Juvenile Offenders....Pages 128-142 Toward an Effective Policy for Handling Dangerous Juvenile Offenders....Pages 143-175 Status Offenders and the Juvenile Court: Past Practices, Future Prospects....Pages 176-200 Front Matter....Pages 201-201 Juveniles and Police: The End of the Nightstick....Pages 203-218 Alternatives to the Juvenile Court Process....Pages 219-226 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 A Short History of Jurisdiction over Juvenile and Family Matters....Pages 229-250 Diversion of Juvenile Offenders to the Community in the State of Washington: Back to the Source....Pages 251-269 Determining the Future Child: Actors on the Juvenile Court Stage....Pages 270-307 Juvenile Justice in Transition: An Industry Note....Pages 308-326 Front Matter....Pages 327-327 Classifying Juvenile Dispositions....Pages 329-348 Principles for Juvenile Detention....Pages 349-361 Notes on an Accounting Scheme for a Juvenile Correctional System....Pages 362-370 An Alternative Approach to Managing Juvenile Corrections....Pages 371-383 Front Matter....Pages 327-327 Conclusion....Pages 384-392 Back Matter....Pages 393-413