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Understanding juvenile law
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- Creator
- Martin R. Gardner
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Matthew Bender, 1997
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 346, 13, 18 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 0820527289, 9780820527284
- OCLC
- ocm36806633
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- I. Introduction. 1. Minority as a legal status. Overview -- Distinguishing minors from adults. 2. The rights of juveniles. The protectionist theory -- The personhood theory -- Accommodation of protectionist and personhood. II. Outside the juvenile justice system. 3. The child and the family. General background -- Support and maintenance -- Parental neglect -- Adoption -- Inheritance -- Child custody. 4. Child abuse. Child abuse legislation -- The judicial process -- Criminal or civil alternatives? 5. Private law issues outside the family. Litigation issues -- Contracts -- Torts -- Property -- Making a will -- Employment. 6. Constitutional rights. The early cases: Meyer and Pierce -- The First Amendment -- The Fourth Amendment -- The Eighth Amendment -- The Fourteenth Amendment. III. The juvenile justice system. 7. The juvenile court movement. The emergence of juvenile courts -- Supreme Court oversight
- 8. Jurisdiction. Age -- Delinquency -- Status offenses. 9. The pre-adjudication process. Police investigation -- Intake and diversion -- Detention and bail -- Judicial waiver of jurisdiction. 10. Adjudication. Delinquency -- Status offenses. 11. Dispositions. Hearing procedures -- Delinquency cases -- Status offenders -- Appeals. 12. The future of the juvenile justice system. Delinquency