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juvenile justice  

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  • The first juvenile court was established in Chicago, Illinois, in 1899 as a separate system with jurisdiction over all cases involving minors. Soon the idea spread to all of the states, and now all industrialized nations have juvenile courts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Juvenile Justice]

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