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  • In the 1970 case of Samuel Winship, the court came to a decision that the risks of factual inaccuracies and unjustifiable accusations along with the need to safeguard juveniles against government authority mandated states to attest delinquency based on that of the criminal law’s standard. This standard of proof is “beyond a reasonable doubt” rather than the “preponderance of evidence” that was widely used in juvenile proceedings, prior to this case (Jrank, 2009). (Citation) Jrank. (2009). Juvenile justice: History and philosophy – the constitutional domestication of the juvenile court. Retrieved July 18, 2009, from http://law.jrank.org/pages/1491/Juvenile-Justice History-Philosophy-Constitutional-domestication juvenile-court.html

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