It was after the turn of the century in Washington DC, when James E West appeared before the magistrate, in an unusual case where he stood in defence for a boy who was accused of stealing his automobile. The boy was insistent that he didn't steal the car, even though he had been caught by a constable, sat inside the car, six blocks from where Jim West had left it. It was the start of an idea for Jim West, and he was soon hard at work in an attempt to establish a juvenile court...