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The juvenile court system is very unique, and has all sorts of people who work with in the court. The people they serve through the juvenile court is children, and family services (Cox, Allen, Hanser, & Conrad, 2014). The first person to look at within the juvenile court system is the prosecutor. The prosecutor will screen or dismiss the cases (Cox et al, 2014). Even though it is this way right now it has not always been like that. The juvenile justice system has come a long way. In the beginning…
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electronically promoted epidemics have swept over the world’s population through the use of cell phones, primarily amongst juveniles. Of these epidemics, sexting, the act of “sending nude, sexual or indecent photos (or ‘selfies’) using a computer, mobile phone or [any] other mobile device,”2 has made it’s way to the top of the list of commonly committed wrongdoings amongst juveniles. Also included along side the sending of these explicit photos via sexting are, “written messages or even videos,”2 that…
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The Juvenile Justice Process: A Breakdown of the System Dana R Kirkland Strayer University Abstract Although based on the adult criminal justice system, the juvenile justice process works differently. Juveniles can end up in court by way of arrest, truancy or for curfew violations or running away. A youth may also be referred to the juvenile court system by school officials or a parent or guardian for being continuously disobedient. The juvenile justice process involves several different steps…
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Limiting Access to Juvenile Records Neal Margolies Concordia University, St. Paul CJU545-Legal and Legislative Issues Miles Camp, Esq. October 11, 2012 Limiting Access to Juvenile Records Although Minnesota law classifies adult offender arrest data as public information (including name, address, gender, and age), access to similar juvenile offender data is more restricted. Minn. Stat. §§ 13.82, subd. 2; 260B.171 subd. 5 restrict the public release of data on arrested juveniles to solely age and…
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Topic : Comparative Study of Juvenile Justice in China and US Introduction In the 1899, the first juvenile court was established in US, delinquency, status offender, criminal, civil, and administrative cases committed by juveniles are all under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. The juvenile justice in US contains the main ideas of the state acting as the legal guardian for the juveniles who are in need of protection, proper education, and emphasizes the individualized correction and rehabilitative…
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Drug court is a tool utilized by prosecutors and defense attorneys as a medium to expedient plea bargains. Utilization of plea bargains expedites a case to adjudication and/or diversion to drug court, thereby, disposing of the case provides the prosecutor and defense attorney an opportunity to focus on additional cases. Many years have I spent inside our adult facility and juvenile facility. Years of experience have taught me well regarding adult and juvenile inmates. I attest…
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State juvenile courts with delinquency jurisdiction handle cases in which juveniles are accused of acts that would be crimes if adults committed them. In 41 states, the maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction is age 17. Seven states draw the juvenile/adult line at 16 and two states set it at 15. In these two states, 16- and 17-year olds are automatically tried in the adult system. Blended sentencing enables some courts to impose juvenile or adult sanctions (or both) on certain juveniles. Extralegal…
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System vs. Juvenile Justice System Versus CJ150: Juvenile Delinquency Josh Skaggs There are many similarities and differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Although juvenile crimes have increased in violence and intensity in the last decade, there is still enough difference between the two legal proceedings, and the behaviors themselves, to keep the systems separated. There is room for changes in each structure. However, we cannot treat/punish juvenile offenders the…
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Chapter 13 talks about the Juvenile Court Process. This refers to the processes of pretrial, trial, and sentencing. The juvenile Court is specialized court for children. Key players in juvenile court are prosecutors, judges, and the defense attorney. The juvenile court promotes rehabilitation and due process. In 2008, an estimate of 1,650, 000 delinquency cases were referred to juvenile court. The juvenile court process makes most of the decisions. They can determine whether to detain or release…
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Transfer to Adult Court In this paper I will discuss how a juvenile is transferred to adult court and the characteristics of how it works, as well as, discussing which theory best explains how to overcome the challenges that come with the transfer of juveniles to adult court. If you are going to transfer a juvenile to adult court there are a number of aspects to take into account while making the decision of transferring. You have to take into account the fact that the juvenile’s development could…
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