美国青少年法院的形成与发展

The formation and development of the United States juvenile court

美国的青少年法院在预防青少年犯罪,打击和保护美国青少年群体中起到了重要作用,具有重要意义。文章将系列介绍美国从十九世纪起,至二十世纪九十年代,青少年法院建立及发展的情况,并通过经典案例分析了早期青少年法院存在的司法程序问题,以及各时期美国涉及有关打击青少年犯罪政策变化。

The United States juvenile court has played an important role in the prevention of juvenile crime, the combat and the protection of youth groups in the United States, and is of great significance. The article introduced the establishment and the development of juvenile courts in the United States since the 19th century to the 1990s, and analyzed the problems in the judicial process of the early juvenile court through the classic cases, as well as the policy changes to combat juvenile delinquency in the U.S..