The people who wish to preserve juvenile courts may agree that courts are flawed, but they may not believe they are fundamentally broken. In fact, they can point to the successes in the justice system, including the declines in juvenile delinquency in general and juvenile violence in particular. It might also be argued that the problems in the field of juvenile justice do not so much reflect the problems in juvenile courts and related services as they reflect problems endemic to our society. Harkening back to the 19th century, it may be said in the 21st century that the problems in juvenile justice have more to do with poverty and disadvantage more than with anything else. This can be supported by considering such important concerns as gang
