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The Justice Model in the Juvenile Justice System: Washington State's Experience
Author(s) -
CASTELLANO THOMAS C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1986.tb00392.x
Subject(s) - economic justice , juvenile , punishment (psychology) , accountability , state (computer science) , law , political science , legislature , divestment , criminology , sociology , law and economics , psychology , social psychology , biology , ecology , computer science , algorithm
In 1977, the Washington State Legislature enacted radical modifications of its juvenile justice code. Explicitly abandoning the parens patriae philosophy of the juvenile justice system, a “justice” philosophy was adopted. Provisions of the law include a determinate sentencing structure, the divestiture of status offenses, greater due process rights for juveniles, and a formalized diversion process which emphasizes accountability rather than treatment. This paper brings together the available research on the implementation of the law to assess how the introduction of a justice approach has influenced equality, fairness, and punishment levels in Washington State's juvenile justice system.