The case of In re Gault is significant in that it changed how juveniles are viewed and treated in the juvenile justice system. The fact that children were property and had no rights subjected them to sometimes cruel and harsh punishments for extended periods of time. I agree with the court’s decision that this type of justice was not providing any rehabilitation, but rather harsh penalties for what would be considered citational or misdemeanor adult offenses. In re Gault played a major role shifting the way juveniles were considered a moral obligation of the government under the concept of parens patriae to having the right to due process, with the inclusion of due process protections. These protections in the juvenile system includes the right
