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Questioning how well juvenile justice system works

6/9/10 San Bernardino Sun—Around the turn of the 20th century, when juvenile courts were first founded in Chicago, Denver, and the cities to which the concept soon expanded, the existing system was ineffective at serving youth and keeping the community safe. A bold idea emerged as the framers of those original juvenile courts surmised, "If the current approach is not working, we need to do something different." And they did. Rehabilitation replaced punishment, and treatment replaced incarceration. That paradigm shift ushered in a new era in which children were seen as vulnerable members of the community who needed help, not as criminals who deserved to be locked away.

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Author(s)

Matthew House

Date

6/09/10

State

California

Source

San Bernardino Sun

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