In Theory, the Major Goal of the Juvenile Court Is

question 68

Essay

In theory, the major goal of the juvenile court is to protect juveniles and "act as parent." How might you justify the movement toward punitiveness from 1980 to 2005 if parens patriae was the overriding philosophy of the juvenile court?

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Definitions:

Preparedness

Predisposition to respond to certain stimuli differently from other stimuli.

Selective Learning

The process by which individuals learn some information while ignoring other stimuli, often emphasizing relevant or reinforced knowledge.

Gustatory Region

The area of the brain responsible for the perception of taste, located primarily in the insular cortex and the frontal operculum.