TransformationofJuvenileJusticePhilosophyandPracti.pptVIP

Transformation of Juvenile Justice Philosophy and Practice Presented by Jim Burfeind, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology Criminology Program The University of Montana The Social and Legal Concept of “Juvenile Delinquency” Three historical developments that led to the concept of juvenile delinquency: The discovery of childhood and adolescence as developmental stages in the life cycle during the Enlightenment Period (1600s – late 1700s). The development of parens patriae as a legal concept in English Equity Law, beginning in the 14th century (1300s). The emergence of positivist c