Gerald “Jerry” Gault's 1967 case established a new standard in our justice system. Margot Adler was a longtime journalist for NPR who began as a general ... Adler's 2007 interview with Gault and legal experts reflects on this historic case. ... Margot Adler reports, the quality of juvenile justice can often depend on geography.
Juan Thomas means when he says "the structure" is that the poor people are cheated from birth, but they made it through it. He is scared for Kino. It is important to the story because it foreshadows the things that happen to Kino.