Juvenile Court

Families and the judicial system are put on trial in Wiseman's depiction of Memphis, Tennessee, juvenile courts. Juvenile Court shows the complex variety of family cases brought before the law--cases involving foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses. The film examines the court's choices as it weighs the need to protect the community against the good of rehabilitating the individual. (16mm, 144 mins.)