Quaker Origins of Juvenile Justice Reform

This study traces the contributions of the Society of Friends-Quakers-to the earliest efforts directed at reform in the juvenile justice system. Although it is generally settled that Quakers were the founders of the American penitentiary and that Quaker principles have contributed to reform in the adult prisons system in America, the Quaker contributions to the development of humane treatment for children accused of crime have been obscured. The first attempt in America to remove children from adult prisons and to recognize their special status in the justice system resulted from the humanitarian efforts of early 19th century Quakers to understand and ameliorate the problem of poverty. Their investigations led to the founding of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquency, the first American voluntary association solely concerned with delinquency and the problems associated with juvenile crime.     

The Jersey approach to excluding trustee liability: a comparison with the Law Commission's proposals

This article considers how Jersey law regards trustee exemptionclauses, an important topic in a jurisdiction with a substantialand developed trust industry where most trustees are paid professionalswho are regulated by the Island's Financial Services Commission.     

Law and Market Economy: The Triadic Linking of Law,Economics, and Semiotics

International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique -     

Youth Homelessness: Early Intervention and Prevention

Books reviewed in this essay:
A Jamrozik and L Nocella, The Sociologyof Social Problems: Theoretical Perspectives and Methods of Intervention
L Hancock (ed.), Health Policy in the Market-State     

Changing Emphases in the Activities of the Australian State

Paul Patton and Dianne Austin, eds, Transformations in Australian Society
Paul James, ed., The State in Question
Liz Young, Minor Parties … Minor Players: The Senate, the Minor Parties and the 1993 Budget
Gianni Zappala, Four Weddings, A Funeral and A Family Reunion: Ethnicity and Representation in Australian Federal Politics