Rich P
Adolescence. 1982 Spring;17(65):141-52.
This article examines the juvenile court system in the United States and traces its history and philosophy. It goes on to question the concept of "juvenile delinquency" and the validity of such a concept, and looks at the "status" offender. The article presents figures and statistics which pose questions involving the efficacy of the juvenile justice system and its treatment of the young and concludes by presenting some measures which have been suggested by studies set up to establish uniform standards relating to treatment of the young.
本文考察了美国的少年法庭系统，并追溯其历史和理念。接着，文章对“少年犯罪”这一概念及其有效性提出质疑，并审视了“身份”违法者。文章给出了一些数据和统计数字，这些数据和统计数字引发了关于少年司法系统的效力及其对青少年的处置方式的问题，文章最后提出了一些由旨在确立与青少年处置相关统一标准的研究所建议的措施。
