"THE CHANGING LEGAL WORLD OF ADOLESCENCE" attempts to explain
changes in the legal conception of adolescence as a stage of life
and as a transition to adulthood. The intended audience includes
lawyers and others-such as parents, professionals, and
teens-puzzled by trends labeled "children's liberation" and "the
revolution in juvenile justice." Often cited and long recognized as
an authority, it is considered a classic of law & society. The
2014 edition by Quid Pro Books includes a new Preface by the
author.
Changes in legal conceptions of youth are interesting in their
own right. They are also a useful way of examining important
social, political, and economic changes. It is said that legal
studies, "properly pursued, lead to a fuller understanding of the
larger world of which the law and its institutions are a part."
That is no less true when looking at "children" and "juveniles"
through a legal lens.
The law often compartmentalizes underage persons with bright
lines and legal fictions such as "parens patriae" to allow leeway
for them that would not be tolerable for adults. The law creates
huge divides based on status and age. The standards against which
to judge the exit from adolescence are concrete and measurable: a
single chronological age. And an adult is anyone the state
legislature "says" is adult.
But life is not that simple, and the price we pay for sustaining
such illusions is considerable. Adolescence is both a period in
itself and a transition. This book takes seriously that status and
the idea of transition, and attempts to explain the legal responses
and concepts relevant to this important stage of life.
Part of the "Classics of Law & Society" Series by Quid Pro
Books.
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