Colonial Puritan philosophy regarding juvenile behavior was enacted into law, in 1646 Massachusetts passed the Stubborn Child Law, which created the first status offense which was an act considered illegal for minors only. Also, according to the common law, a youth under the age of 14 may or could be adjudged incapable of discerning right from wrong this appeared to the court and jury that he could discern between good and evil. These trials and punishments were based on age and any one older than 7 was subject to the courts, in these jails were the only form of incarceration which was primarily used for detention pending trial. Puritans imposed the law that the child was evil and the family needed to discipline. Those who did not obey their
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Juvenile Court Period the first juvenile court established by legislative act in Cook County (Chicago) Illinois in 1899 based on parens patriae, the court was to take the rule of guardian with jurisdiction over delinquent, neglected, and dependent children. Also, during this period the law created a public policy based on the medical model that is a model of individual diagnosis and individual treatment. The underlying philosophy of the medical model was that delinquency was a preventable and treatable condition. This act created the first juvenile court in the United States that provided social reform and a structured way to restore and control children in trouble. It also provided a way to care for children who needed official protection. The key features of this act are; defining a delinquent as any detainee younger than 16, separating children from adults in institutions, setting special informed procedural rules for juvenile …show more content…
Probation according to the 1899 Illinois Juvenile Court Act was to have both an investigative and a rehabilitate function. Some scholars assert the system was set up to take advantage of children, thus disputing the benevolent motives of the juvenile court founders. Additionally, these scholars have suggested that the civil liberties and privacy rights of juveniles diminished in the process. The progressives further developed the medical model, viewing crime as a disease to treat and cure by social intervention. In addition, 1912 Congress passed the first child labor laws and passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 began major federal funding for programs to aid children and their families. In, 1909 White House Conference on Children and Youth established the U.S. Children’s’ Bureau in 1912. The Juvenile Rights Period reform groups like ACLU rallied to protect rights of juveniles. Supreme Court extended many due process right accorded adults to juveniles. Within, this period and during this period the American family was undergoing significant changes that directly affected social work and its liaison between the juvenile, the family, and the
Juvenile Court Period the first juvenile court established by legislative act in Cook County (Chicago) Illinois in 1899 based on parens patriae, the court was to take the rule of guardian with jurisdiction over delinquent, neglected, and dependent children. Also, during this period the law created a public policy based on the medical model that is a model of individual diagnosis and individual treatment. The underlying philosophy of the medical model was that delinquency was a preventable and treatable condition. This act created the first juvenile court in the United States that provided social reform and a structured way to restore and control children in trouble. It also provided a way to care for children who needed official protection. The key features of this act are; defining a delinquent as any detainee younger than 16, separating children from adults in institutions, setting special informed procedural rules for juvenile …show more content…
Probation according to the 1899 Illinois Juvenile Court Act was to have both an investigative and a rehabilitate function. Some scholars assert the system was set up to take advantage of children, thus disputing the benevolent motives of the juvenile court founders. Additionally, these scholars have suggested that the civil liberties and privacy rights of juveniles diminished in the process. The progressives further developed the medical model, viewing crime as a disease to treat and cure by social intervention. In addition, 1912 Congress passed the first child labor laws and passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 began major federal funding for programs to aid children and their families. In, 1909 White House Conference on Children and Youth established the U.S. Children’s’ Bureau in 1912. The Juvenile Rights Period reform groups like ACLU rallied to protect rights of juveniles. Supreme Court extended many due process right accorded adults to juveniles. Within, this period and during this period the American family was undergoing significant changes that directly affected social work and its liaison between the juvenile, the family, and the