. Boyhood and lawlessness. The neglected girl . A Ball Game Near the Docks. Obstructing Traffic on Twelfth Avenue THE BOY AND THE COURT As early as 1892, a law was passed permitting theseparate trial of children in New York City, but it wasnot until September, 1902, that a separate court wasestablished in Manhattan in a building of its own atthe corner of Third Avenue and Eleventh Street.* Thechildrens court, including all those sitting in thevarious boroughs of Greater New York, is called theChildrens Part of the Court of Special Sessions. Thecourt sits daily until the calendar is T
. Boyhood and lawlessness. The neglected girl . A Ball Game Near the Docks. Obstructing Traffic on Twelfth Avenue THE BOY AND THE COURT As early as 1892, a law was passed permitting theseparate trial of children in New York City, but it wasnot until September, 1902, that a separate court wasestablished in Manhattan in a building of its own atthe corner of Third Avenue and Eleventh Street.* Thechildrens court, including all those sitting in thevarious boroughs of Greater New York, is called theChildrens Part of the Court of Special Sessions. Thecourt sits daily until the calendar is The casesbefore the court had to be rushed through with greatspeed. In 1909, over 11,000 cases were handled by theManhattan court. This allowed the judge an average offive minutes for a trial, including the most serious andperplexing.! The court building, which was once the headquartersof the Department of Corrections, has long been con-gested, inconvenient, dingy, and unsanitary.! The * Separate courts were established in Brooklyn in September, 1903;in the boroughs of Qu
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