Bibliograph

The constitutional rights of children, in re Gault and juvenile justice, David S. Tanenhaus

Type

Label

The constitutional rights of children, in re Gault and juvenile justice, David S. Tanenhaus

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The constitutional rights of children

Nature of contents

legal cases and notesbibliography

Oclc number

710044993

Responsibility statement

David S. Tanenhaus

Series statement

Landmark law cases & American society

Sub title

in re Gault and juvenile justice

Summary

"When fifteen-year-old Gerald Gault of Globe, Arizona, allegedly made an obscene phone call to a neighbor, he was arrested by the local police, tried in a proceeding that did not require his accuser's testimony, and sentenced to six years in a juvenile "boot camp"--For an offense that would have cost an adult only two months. Led by Norman Dorsen, the ACLU ultimately took Gault's case to the Supreme Court and in 1967 won a landmark decision authored by Justice Abe Fortas. Widely celebrated as the most important children's rights case of the twentieth century, In re Gault affirmed that children have some of the same rights as adults and formally incorporated the Fourteenth Amendment's due process protections into the administration of the nation's juvenile courts."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

A disgrace for the state of Arizona -- Have you got big bombers? -- This is going to be a great case -- It will be known as the Magna Carta for juveniles -- Kent and Gault already seem like period pieces

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