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Toughts on juvenile justice systems and research

Autor: KLEIN, Malcolm W.In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. Netherlands. V.9,n.3 (Set.-Nov. 2001) , p.273-281Idioma: Inglês.Assunto: DELINQUÊNCIA | JUSTIÇA JUVENIL Localização e Cota : P.275 Resumo: This article updates comments published in this journal in 1994 about the nature of the American juvenile justice system, which laid out reasons that it might not serve as a useful model for other nations. Since that time, the US system has moved further right towards the justice model and away from the welfare model. Individualistic philosophies and political conservatism have combined to produce a more adult-like and punitive juvenile system, applied to increasing numbers of minors and to increasingly younger minors.
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This article updates comments published in this journal in 1994 about the nature of the American juvenile justice system, which laid out reasons that it might not serve as a useful model for other nations. Since that time, the US system has moved further right towards the justice model and away from the welfare model. Individualistic philosophies and political conservatism have combined to produce a more adult-like and punitive juvenile system, applied to increasing numbers of minors and to increasingly younger minors.

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