Abstract
Most of the proposals for the future of the juvenile justice system have some merit. The authors of these proposals care about juveniles and about how the juvenile court system should attempt to prevent and control delinquency. The juvenile court is in trouble. Critics point out numerous problems and suggest either change or elimination. This chapter examines several proposals about the future of juvenile court. Reform proposals for juvenile court include reemphasizing and reinvigorating the rehabilitative orientation of juvenile court, changing juvenile court into a scaled-down version of criminal court, and abolishing juvenile court. One drastic proposal is to abolish juvenile court. Other proposals call for new types of courts. Another model is to adopt a restorative justice model for juvenile court. Social issues that affect juveniles include race (disproportionate minority confinement and contacts), the need to rebuild community, the role of the family, character education, and the political economy. The chapter also discusses some broader issues affecting the treatment of juvenile offenders.
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