Juvenile Justice System In America
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An academic paper submitted to the
Hamilton University
in partial fulfillment of requirements
for the degree of
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Written under the direction of the
Office of the Faculty Advisor
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 3
II. JUVENILE CRIME 5
III. JUVENILE COURT 7
IV. PUNISHMENT AN ....
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.... was occasionally imposed.
The First institution expressly for juveniles, the House of Refuge, was founded in New York City in 1824 so that institutionalized delinquents could be kept apart from adult criminals. By the mid-19th century, other state institutions for juvenile delinquents were established, and their populations soon included not only young criminals but also less serious offenders and dependent children. The movement spread rapidly throughout the U.S. and abroad. These early i ....
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