The juvenile justice system is only part of the problem of a growing cohort of alienated violent juvenile offenders. The devaluation of traditional morality (moral deprivation), and the breakdown of respect for all authority has had its influence on other institutions as well as the entire juvenile justice system administration. As a result of being outdated, the juvenile justice system needs to be redesigned so that it works more effectively, with less time allocated between arrest and the disposition. More emphasis should be placed on placement that provides structure and supervision that...