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Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court

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Documentary

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JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses. The sequences illustrate such issues as community protection vs. the desire for rehabilitation, the range and the limits of the choices available to the court, the psychology of the offender, and the constitutional and procedural questions involved in administering a juvenile court.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

144 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

04 June 1973

Country

United States of America

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