Some might argue that the Gault decision sent a wake-up call to the juvenile justice system, which went virtually unchallenged (legally speaking) between the creation of the first court in 1899 and the 1960's. After reading the summary of the In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 case in Unit Readings & Resources, discuss the significance the decision had to juvenile legal proceedings. Identify the four juvenile legal issues the decision directly addressed and offer your opinion as to the significance each has on a juvenile's due process rights.

In response to your peers, discuss your thoughts on the Gault decision and how that decision changed juvenile law.