custody v. arrest, detention v. jail, petition v. indictment, hearing v. trial, dismissal v. acquittal, detention/placement v. incarceration, aftercare v. parole) (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p. 354). Additionally, there are several other ways that the juvenile’s rights are being protected, Juvenile Delinquency: a Sociological Approach, identified six essential characteristics written by the U.S. Children’s Bureau in 1920, involving the juvenile court proceedings: (1) separate hearings, (2) informal procedures, (3) suspended sentencing under supervision, (4) separate detention, (5) special court and probation records, (6) provision for mental and physical examinations (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p.354). Regrettably, the Children’s Bureau has no official authority, however, their influence is tremendously incorporated in the juvenile court proceedings (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p.354). Ultimately, the goal for juvenile courts was to reform not necessarily to punish, the philosophical idea was to reach the root of the children’s issues while searching for ways to intervene using counseling, treatment programs, and after school programs (Bartollas & Schmalleger, 2014, p.
custody v. arrest, detention v. jail, petition v. indictment, hearing v. trial, dismissal v. acquittal, detention/placement v. incarceration, aftercare v. parole) (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p. 354). Additionally, there are several other ways that the juvenile’s rights are being protected, Juvenile Delinquency: a Sociological Approach, identified six essential characteristics written by the U.S. Children’s Bureau in 1920, involving the juvenile court proceedings: (1) separate hearings, (2) informal procedures, (3) suspended sentencing under supervision, (4) separate detention, (5) special court and probation records, (6) provision for mental and physical examinations (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p.354). Regrettably, the Children’s Bureau has no official authority, however, their influence is tremendously incorporated in the juvenile court proceedings (Thompson & Bynum, 2010 p.354). Ultimately, the goal for juvenile courts was to reform not necessarily to punish, the philosophical idea was to reach the root of the children’s issues while searching for ways to intervene using counseling, treatment programs, and after school programs (Bartollas & Schmalleger, 2014, p.