...hereinafter specified, but that this Act shall not be construed as limiting or repealing an Act entitled, "An Act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children,'' approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 189'J, or the Act* amendatory thereof, or as restricting...

...Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Legislature. The Illinois State Senate passed the famed "Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control of Dependent, Neglected, and Delinquent Children," resulting in the creation of the first juvenile court, without much delay and by a vote of 32—1....

...for the better as a result of this enlightened method of dealing with embryo criminals. The Act is " to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, " neglected, and delinquent children." ' 2 As regards the last class, it includes all children under 16 who violate any law. In counties with...

...Laws in the United States ed. Hastings H. Hart (New York: Charities Publication, 1910), p. 122. 4. “An act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children,” 1899, see ch. 23. Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois 1899 (Chicago, 1899), p. 131; John Koren,...

...juvenile court and became the first judge in 1899. The purpose of the Illinois juvenile court law was “to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children” (McGrath, 1965). Enthusiasm greeted the advent of juvenile courts, which fit comfortably with the Progressive...

...of the Juvenile Court Law" in The Child, the Clinic and the Court (New York, 1927), pp. 322-30. 2. "An Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control of Dependent, Neglected and Delinquent Children" in Laws of Illinois, 1899, pp. 131-37. 3. Timothy Hurley, Origin of the Juvenile Court (Chicago, 1907),...

...Juvenile-Court Legislation in the United States," p. 19. 2. Bruno, Trends in Social Work, pp. 169-76; "An Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control of Dependent, Neglected and Delinquent Children," Illinois, 1899; and Julia Lathrop, "The Background of the Juvenile Court in Illinois," in The Child,...

...and stigma of the criminal justice system. In 1899, the Illinois legislature enacted a bill entitled "an act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children," making Illinois the first state to establish a separate juvenile court system. The purpose of the juvenile...

...appear before the legislature.° The act that passed and came into effect on July 1, 1899, was entitled “An Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control of Dependent, Neglected and Delinquent Children,” and it clearly acknowledged the viewpoint of its originators—the women reformers—in its conclusion:...

...their goal on April 14, 1899, when the Illinois legislature approved the first juvenile court law, "an act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children." Other state legislatures, also caught up in the spirit of Progressive era child saving, soon followed...