Introduction: Evolving Standards in Juvenile Justice from Gault to Graham and Beyond
16 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2019
Date Written: 2012
Abstract
As suggested by the title of this symposium, the juvenile justice system is in flux. This state of transformation is nothing new, however. It is a process that has been in progress for over one hundred years. It is one that is likely to continue. And it is the topic explored in this volume by leading youth advocate-scholars who, collectively, have spent over one hundred years representing young people in juvenile courts and through law school clinical programs across the country.
This collection of articles explores the ongoing evolution of juvenile justice standards, sharing important theoretical insights about the current state of the law as well as experience-based lessons from committed juvenile practitioners who confront important youth justice issues in our communities and courts. It is being published in conjunction with Washington University‘s 12th annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, which this year sought to bring together stakeholders from the national, state, and local levels to share and build juvenile justice expertise during a day-long conference. Our goal was to consider where we have been, where we are now, and where we might go in the future to ensure the delivery of substantive justice for vulnerable youth, with some emphasis on the particular challenges presented by Missouri‘s juvenile justice system.
Keywords: juvenile law, juvenile justice administration
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