Evolution of the American Juvenile Justice System
Origin: The Puritan Period (1646-1824) It was the first set of measures enacted by early colonists to solve the problem of troublesome children. At the time, no laws treated children as criminals, and they were instead treated as adults. Puritanism was the Christian religious reform of the century that had overtaken the colony (Bonnie, 2013). ... Read More
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