In Re Gault
Definition
The 1967 United States Supreme Court decision extending core due process rights, including counsel and the privilege against self-incrimination, to juveniles facing confinement.
Related terms
- Due Process
- The constitutional or legal requirement that a person facing loss of liberty receive fair procedure, including notice, a hearing, and the chance...
- Justice Model
- An approach that treats the young person as a rights-bearing party entitled to due process safeguards and a proportionate, offence-based disposition.
- Parens Patriae
- A common-law doctrine under which the state acts as an ultimate guardian of persons who cannot fully protect their own legal interests,...
- Restorative Model
- An approach centred on repairing the harm done to a victim and community through dialogue and accountability, rather than on either treatment...
- Welfare Model
- An approach to juvenile justice that treats the child as needing state care and treatment rather than punishment, decided through informal, judge-led...