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We can identify three previous benchmark events in juvenile justice, and legislation enacted by numerous states between 1992-1995 represents a fourth. During those years, state legislatures took harsher stances toward juveniles and parents. By 1995, more than 40 states had enacted what usually are called ''parental responsibility'' laws. These statutes range from requiring parenting courses to fines...