... as without caution or provision. (Cuneen, C. & White, R. 2002 Pg: 65) The first steps taken towards a system that catered for Juvenile justice were the Welfare system in the 1960s. (O'Connor, I. 1997 Pg: 3) The system prevented children from being persecuted by the adult courts, and formed a separate legal regime for the young offenders. The purpose of this separation was to segregate child offenders from their adult counter parts with the intention of reducing criminality and re-offending rates through removing children from 'criminal influences'. (Pratt, J 1993 Pg: 40) The problem with the welfare system lies in both its merit and its lack of foresight. The presumption that the welfare of a child's family background often lead to criminality and social delinquency soon resulted in an exodus of children from their families. (O`Conner, I. 1997 Pg: 232) What this had achieved is that in an attempt ...

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