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First juvenile court established

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1899

Cook County, IL

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Eric Erikson

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Ego identity- formed when a person develops a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for

Role diffusion- occurs when youths spread themselves too thin, experience personal uncertainty, and place themselves at the mercy of others

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At-risk youth

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Engage in dangerous conduct, including drug abuse, alcohol use, and precocious sexuality

Approximately 25% of the under 17 population

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Problems facing American youth

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Poverty, Health Problems, Family Problems, Substandard Living Conditions, Inadequate Education

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Juvenile Delinquency

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Criminal behavior as engaged in by a minor

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Paternalistic Families

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Father exercised complete control over his children

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Poor Laws

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Allowed for the appointment of overseers to place destitute or neglected children as servants to the affluent

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Apprenticeship Movement

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Children placed in the care of adults, trained in specific skills

Voluntary apprentices bound out by parents or guardians in exchange for a fee

Legal guardianship transferred to apprentice

Children served until age 21

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Chancery Courts

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Established to protect property rights, settle disputes

Welfare eventually extended to children

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Parens Patrie

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Role of the king as the father of the country

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Child savers

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Lobbied for separate legal status for children, led to the formation of the juvenile justice system

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Delinquency and parens patrie

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Delinquency a product of improper care at home

State should act in the “best interest of the child”

State should not punish, but give necessary care to control

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Status offense

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Conduct only illegal because of the offender’s age

Running away, truancy, under age drinking, incorrigibility, smoking

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevent Act (JJDPA)

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Provides major source of federal funding for juvenile justice systems

States are required to remove status offenders from detention/lock up and provide better treatment for delinquents