Children's Rights and the Voluntary Civil Commitment of Minors : Parham v. J.L.

Discusses Supreme Court decisions involving the commitment of minors by parents or guardians to State mental institutions, in which the Court ruled that although due process required a neutral fact-finder to make an inquiry concerning whether a child should be committed, a formal adversarial proceed...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Children. Due process of law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses Supreme Court decisions involving the commitment of minors by parents or guardians to State mental institutions, in which the Court ruled that although due process required a neutral fact-finder to make an inquiry concerning whether a child should be committed, a formal adversarial proceeding was not required prior to commitment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.