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History of Juvenile Justice and Probation


Juvenile Justice History - CJCJ.org

In the late 18 th and early 19 th century, courts punished and confined youth in jails and penitentiaries. Since few other options existed, youth of all ages ...

History of Juvenile Probation

Cook County, Illinois established a specialty court that has become known as the first juvenile court. Among its tenants, was a primary reliance on probation ...

The Juvenile Justice System - The National Academies Press

Fourth, juvenile courts, particularly the probation staffs, often dealt with nearly as many cases “unofficially” (without court appearance) as officially. This ...

History of Juvenile Justice and Probation | Greene County, OH

In 1840, John Augustus began to go to courts and request that youth be released from jail on bail. He would ask for the case to be continued as he worked with ...

Historical Overview of the Juvenile Justice System

In contrast to these institutional approaches, probation was initiated as an alternative response to juvenile delinquency. In 1841, John Augustus, a shoemaker ...

History of the Juvenile Justice System - FindLaw

The first juvenile court appeared in Illinois in 1899. Before the juvenile court system in the US was established, authorities considered young people ...

Youth in the Justice System: An Overview | Juvenile Law Center

The juvenile justice system has grown and changed substantially since 1899. Originally, the court process was informal—often nothing more than a conversation ...

Ch.1 Historical Perspective - What are NIC Microsites?

These include the courts, juvenile probation departments, juvenile detention and correctional facilities, and treatment service providers. Some may be operated ...

Development of the Juvenile Justice System - Teach Democracy

The first juvenile probation workers were volunteers from charities and "child saving" societies. But by 1910, most states with juvenile courts had begun to ...

Juvenile justice | Definition, Systems, History, & Debate - Britannica

Court proceedings were to be nonadversarial, operating “on behalf of” rather than against the juvenile. It was widely agreed that the emphasis on probation and ...

Historic Cases in Youth Justice

... juvenile court in the United States to landmark court cases throughout history. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) (Pub. L. No. 93-415 ...

The History of Probation | County of San Mateo, CA

The juvenile court movement contributed greatly to the development of probation as a legally-recognized method of dealing with offenders. The first juvenile ...

History of the Juvenile Justice System - Impact Law

Prior to the Progressive Era, child offenders over the age of seven were imprisoned with adults. Such had been the model historically. But the actions of ...

Juvenile Probation in Retrospect - Office of Justice Programs

Juvenile probation began in 1898 and was originally envisioned and remains an indispensable resource to the successful administration of juvenile and family ...

Know the History of Juvenile Probation - LAWS.com

Known to historians as the “Father of Probation,” Augustus, a member of the Washington Total Abstinence Society, pioneered the concept in 1841 ...

History of Probation - NYC.gov

The first juvenile court was established in Chicago in 1899. Formalization of the intake process is credited to the founders of the Illinois juvenile court.

The History of the Juvenile Justice System - SmallasaGiant.com

Florida, the Supreme Court rules that juveniles not convicted of homicide cannot be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. In the Fair Sentencing ...

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUVENILE COURT AND ...

tion; pretrial and court proceedings; to probation supervision and institutional corrections. All juvenile records are also maintained ...

Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issues

Projects that expand the use of probation officers, especially for programs that permit nonviolent juvenile offenders to remain at home instead ...

Illinois Supreme Court History: Juvenile Courts

Juvenile court proceedings were confidential so that children could attempt a normal life without the stigma of a criminal record. Illinois ...