William J. Hibbler

We Cannot Afford to Fail Them: A Dialogue with the Presiding Judge of the World's First Juvenile Court

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William J. Hibbler, Mary Shahbazian

Chicago was a hotbed of juvenile delinquency in 1899. Remarkably, this crucible of crime became the birthplace of the world's first children's court. Now, at the centennial of the juvenile court, Chicago is once again providing leadership in shaping public policy for the new millennium. The editors of Reclaiming Children and Youth asked Mary Shahbazian, a prominent Illinois special educator and youth care executive, to interview the presiding judge of today's Cook County juvenile court. This is her conversation with Judge William J. Hibbler.

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