Provide a historical perspective of the doctrine of “Parens Patriae” and explain why you believe/don’t believe
the doctrine continues to influence juvenile courts today. Provide examples to support opinion as well as
academic references.
Your paper must be a minimum of 1.5 – 2 pages in length including your bibliography of references. Please
ensure you double space and use Times New Roman 12 point font.
Please ensure you include a bibliography listing academic resources you used in writing your paper. Ensure
your resources are cited according to APA or MLA format.
To get a high score, your paper should: address the required aspects of the assignment through comparison
and discussion, properly cite sources (including online materials), provide support for your position, be well
written, and carefully proofread. As always, I count off for misspelled words and poor grammar