Institutionalization of Juveniles: What Process Is Due? Parham v. J.R., —U.S.—, 99 S. Ct. 2493 (1979)

Authors

James Herbsleb, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction … A. The Facts of Parham … B. The Decision …

II. Defining the Interests … A. Private Interests—Parent and Child … B. Risk of Error and Value of Additional Safeguards … C. Governmental Interests

III. Balancing the Interests

IV. The Hidden Issue—The Doctrine of the Least Restrictive Alternative

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

James Herbsleb, Institutionalization of Juveniles: What Process Is Due? Parham v. J.R., —U.S.—, 99 S. Ct. 2493 (1979), 59 Neb. L. Rev. (1980)
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