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Juvenile Justice System: A Case Study

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According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois was the first juvenile court in the United States in 1899, after the progressive reform movement. The court was created to respond to the excessive amount of juveniles that were involved in minor fractions and truancy. Parens patriate is the foundation of the juvenile justice system. Parens patriate means parent of the country or state as parents. With the juvenile justice system having such a philosophical foundation the court system was supposed to provide order, discipline, and humanity to help the juveniles. In 1989 it became clear that the juvenile court and juvenile justice system started to separate all because society has a hard time differentiating between rehabilitation, and juvenile
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