ABSTRACT
Since the Kilbrandon Committee, set up to consider: the provisions of the law of Scotland relating to the treatment of juvenile delinquents and juveniles in need of care or protection or beyond parental control and, in particular, the constitution, powers and procedures of the courts dealing with such juveniles reported in 1964, there have been at least three recurrent themes in the search for appropriate strategies for dealing with children and young people in Scotland who offend. In 1964, the report of the Kilbrandon Committee was published and although the recommendations contained therein were seen to be radical and controversial at the time, they provided, with some modifications, the philosophical basis of the 1968 Social Work Act and the principles on which juvenile justice in Scotland has been based for almost 30 years. There has been an increasing emphasis given to the protection of society.
