Cases and Materials on Children in the Legal System

by Samuel M. Davis, Charles H. Whitebread, Walter Wadlington

CHILDREN IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM focuses on what has been accomplished
through legislation and judicial action since the Juvenile Justice Standards
were published.  General coverage of the juvenile justice system reflects
the significant changes and new trends in this field.
Highlights include:

Cases that deal with subjects ranging from nocturnal juvenile curfews and
school newspaper regulation to child abuse and medical decision making

Discussion of permanent foster care
Expanded coverage of custody and
visitation
Challenging conceptual treatment of the decision making capacity
and authority of minor children
An examination of adolescence as a legal
category

972 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1983

About the author

Samuel M. Davis is the Jamie L. Whitten Professor of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Bar Foundation. He earned a B.A. degree in History and Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi. He holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the area of children and the law.

Reviews

[Bobby Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh yeah. Fantastic reading here. Lemme' tell ya: "...the tradition of parental authority is not inconsistent with our tradition of individual liberty; rather, the former is one of the basic presuppositions of the latter." I'll try that one out on my first kid when she becomes a teenager. See how that goes.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you deal with children, this is an interesting read if you are curious how the law developed in this country concerning the rights of children.