Juvenile DelinquencyTimeline
Running Head: Juvenile Delinquency: Cause and Effect Juvenile Delinquency: Cause and Effect Stephanie Bentley HS 102 1642- Children were put to death after being charged and sentenced in the adult system. ... 1940- The “Youth Correction Authority’s publication of the America Law Institute’s model statute” (226) provided children should be in the jurisdiction of juvenile court until the age twenty-one, since they were treated as minors in all other matters (Davis, 1970, p. ... 1974- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act was passed. ... 1983- The “Juvenile denial law” was put in place. This law was established to decrease juvenile drug and alcohol use. Any juvenile charged with an alcohol or drug related charge could have their license taken away and/or would not be able to get or have their license reinstated for a certain amount of time (“Oregon”, n. ... Zero tolerance led to yet another law in the effort to control juvenile delinquency. ... 1) 1993- The “Three Strikes” (“California Juvenile”, n. ... 1995- A Bill was passed called “Restitution obligations of parents” which held parents or guardians partially responsible for the acts of the juvenile delinquent. They were liable for any monies due for damage and/or court costs (“California Juvenile”,n.