Children as young as age seven were charged, tried, and sentenced in adult courts. No distinction between age, gender, or mental illness when it came to mixing juveniles and adults in an adult prison. However, society foresaw issues with combining juveniles and adults. “In 1825, the New York House of Refuge founded the Society for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency.” The lack of morals, education, and set standards rooted the decision for rehabilitation and education against past criminal behaviors. This mindset moved forward and introduced the “first Juvenile Court in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois.” This court designed and provided rehabilitation functions and protective services for said juveniles, but this informal court also lacked legal representation for the juveniles. This informality was merely a conversation between judge and the youth. In 1974, Congress approved and passed the “Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act”
Children as young as age seven were charged, tried, and sentenced in adult courts. No distinction between age, gender, or mental illness when it came to mixing juveniles and adults in an adult prison. However, society foresaw issues with combining juveniles and adults. “In 1825, the New York House of Refuge founded the Society for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency.” The lack of morals, education, and set standards rooted the decision for rehabilitation and education against past criminal behaviors. This mindset moved forward and introduced the “first Juvenile Court in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois.” This court designed and provided rehabilitation functions and protective services for said juveniles, but this informal court also lacked legal representation for the juveniles. This informality was merely a conversation between judge and the youth. In 1974, Congress approved and passed the “Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act”