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history of juvenile courts  

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  • Juvenile courts were created as innovative legal institutions aimed at protecting young offenders rather than punishing them. They were local courts, typically organized at the county level and authorized by state legislation that provided juveniles with hearings and detention facilities separate from those for adults. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Juvenile Courts, History of]

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