Juvenile Delinquency
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY legal term for...definitions and age limits of juveniles vary, the maximum age being...family situations, in many delinquents. Other studies have suggested...development, after 1899, of the juvenile court was judgment of youthful...guidance clinics, and public juvenile protective agencies have...contributed to the correction of delinquent and maladjusted children...