To mark the 100th anniversary of the Youth Courts Act, this volume sheds light on the development of criminal youth proceedings into the present day. It clearly portrays the ongoing tension between the educational and rehabilitative approach taken in youth criminal proceedings and the procedural objective of protecting the rights of juvenile defendants.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Youth Courts Act, this volume sheds light on the development of criminal youth proceedings into the present day. It clearly portrays the ongoing tension between the educational and rehabilitative approach taken in youth criminal proceedings and the procedural objective of protecting the rights of juvenile defendants.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Youth Courts Act, this volume sheds light on the development of criminal youth proceedings into the present day. It clearly portrays the ongoing tension between the educational and rehabilitative approach taken in youth criminal proceedings and the procedural objective of protecting the rights of juvenile defendants.