Resources: The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the key parameters of the juvenile justice system in the United States. Address the following:
The historical development of the juvenile justice system. Use case law or legislation to strengthen your discussion.
Predominant philosophy of the juvenile system
Key differences between the juvenile and adult systems
Distinguish between dependency and delinquency
The reasoning behind and the importance of confidentiality in juvenile court
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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The legality of the juvenile status is relatively new in the US law, where the first juvenile court was established after Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act in 1899. The development was based on the state’s right to intervene in the lives of Children different from the intervention in the lives of adult. Before the Act, infants (mostly under age 7) were
