The Gault Case and Young People's Rights: Debating Supreme Court Decisions
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In 1968, fifteen-year-old Gerald Gault was accused by a neighbor of making an obscene phone call and was arrested. After a hearing in which he was not represented by an attorney or allowed to confront his accuser, Gerald was sentenced to juvenile prison until his twenty-first birthday. Author Laura Cohen explains how Gault's case made it through the courts, what the Supreme Court decided, and the impact this has had on children's rights. This book...
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0766024768
ISBN13:9780766024762
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Enslow Publishing
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"
Age Range:11 to 15 years
Grade Range:Grades 6 to 10
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