The Reform School Provided the Context for the First Significant

question 17

Multiple Choice

The reform school provided the context for the first significant legal challenge to the parens patriae doctrine in the Illinois Supreme Court case:

• A) O'Connell v. Turner (1870).
• B) ex parte Crouse (1838).
• C) in re Winship (1970).
• D) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971).

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