Juvenile Delinquency

Coun 150 – Laws Relating to Children

Richard M. Cartier

Class 13

Juvenile Justice in California

W&I § 300 – dependency

W&I § 601– status offenses

W&I § 602 – delinquency

Common Law . . .

Under age 7

7-14

Over 14

Patterns

300

601

602

Adult criminality

Modernly

“no magic age” but . . .

16 14

18

A brief look at juvenile crime . . .

From 1994-2000 juvenile crime declined – WHY?

Juvenile recidivism – Does the system work?

Male

Female

The Juvenile Justice Experiment

1899 – now Promise

Individual treatment and rehabilitation

Practice In re Gault Transfer

Has the juvenile justice experiment failed?

Schools revisited . . .

Search and Seizure NJ v. TLO

2 pronged test of reasonableness Locker searches Metal detectors Sniff searches Strip searches

Making connections

Parents are primarily responsible for the care and rearing of their minor children . . .

How do we make connections for kids when the family fails them?