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Juvenile Justice Advocacy: Practice in a Unique Court
Author(s) -
Besharov Douglas J.,
Gothard Sol
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
juvenile justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0093-7231
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1975.tb01104.x
Subject(s) - adjudication , juvenile court , law , agency (philosophy) , economic justice , political science , juvenile , criminology , court of record , psychology , sociology , juvenile delinquency , original jurisdiction , jurisdiction , biology , genetics , social science
The defense attorney must remember that the Juvenile Court is a court and not a social agency. But the fact that it is a court should not obscure the fact that it is a court with social objectives and social techniques. Thus, he must have the knowledge and ability to suggest alternative treatments to court adjudication.