Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Jerry M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1990No. 88-626, 88-782 and 89-799PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
The reformers who championed the establishment of juvenile courts in the United States envisioned a system in which youthful law violators would receive treatment and other forms of rehabilitation and thereby become productive members of society without forever being tarnished by criminal records as a result of youthful indiscretions. See In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 15, 87 S.Ct. 1428, 1437, 18 L.Ed.2d 527 (1966). While the visions of the reformers did not always comport with the reality of juvenile court systems, hope persists that the system will work. Even today this hope…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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