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Article: The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice.(Review)
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- Perspectives on Political Science
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- March 22, 1999
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Manfredi, Christopher P. The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice Lawrence: University Press of Kansas 256 pp., $35.00, ISBN 0-7006-0851-6 Publication Date: 1998
The juvenile justice system has undergone significant changes in recent years. Many of the changes came in response to several Supreme Court decisions regarding juvenile court procedures. Kent v. United States (1966) and In re Gault (1967) are cases familiar to all who study juvenile justice or constitutional law. In The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice, Christopher Manfredi, a McGill University professor of political science, tells the story behind those important cases and explains how they led to ...