A Court for Children : : A Study of the New York City Children’S Court / / Alfred J. Kahn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Kahn, Alfred J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1953]; ©1953
• Year of Publication: 1953
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword, by Kenneth D. Johnson --; Preface, by Jerome Frank --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Tables. Chart --; I. Introduction: Planning for Children in Trouble --; II. The Children’s Court Concept --; III. The New York City Children’s Court --; IV. Doorways to the Court --; V. In the Courtroom --; VI. The Case Study in the Probation Department --; VII. Probation as Treatment --; VIII. The Mental Health Services of the Court --; IX. Services and Resources --; X. A Dream Still Unrealized --; XI. New Directions --; Appendix: The Method of the Study --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231876858; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/kahn90060
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alfred J. Kahn.

A report of the New York City Children's Court, in which the author questions the Court's aims, looks at how far it is from its goal, and suggests ways to improve. This critical analysis closely examines the need for increased preventative work to properly address the rise in serious juvenile cases.