Youth Court - history of the Youth Court [pdf, 217 KB]
...a research grant by Department for Courts 2 BA (VUW) BMus (1 st class Hons) (Canterbury), freelance researcher and writer 2 Part I: The last 100 years: an International Perspective The Founding Of The First Juvenile Courts The existence of a separate court for young offenders is relatively recent in Western legal systems. Historically, young offenders were convicted and punished as adults in adult courts, and age offered no exoneration. The justice system was characterised by the ‘Cl...