role of parents and parens patriae: developing views of legitimacy and justice in juvenile delinquency court.
The juvenile delinquency court aims to modify children's behavior, but little is known about how parents' experiences in the juvenile justice system may be affecting the court's efforts. Whether parents believe the court system is fair and effective and how they discuss the court'...
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Summary: | The juvenile delinquency court aims to modify children's behavior, but little is known about how parents' experiences in the juvenile justice system may be affecting the court's efforts. Whether parents believe the court system is fair and effective and how they discuss the court's legitimacy with their child could have important implications for the juvenile justice system. There exists widespread distrust of courts and the justice system in poor and minority communities
(Rottman and Hansen 2001). Since children from disadvantaged communities are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system (Feld 1999), it is critical to understand how these views of the court develop and under which circumstances parents' perceptions of the court's legitimacy increase or decrease. Parents are one of children's primary socializing agents and how parents perceive issues of law and justice may strongly influence their children's moral and political
beliefs (Henning 2006). |
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