C. Refer to juvenile court The police officer may also place the juvenile in custody and refer the case to juvenile court. When it reaches juvenile court , a prosecutor or juvenile court intake officer take over. The case could be dismissed. The court could also handle the matter informally , or file formal charges. D. Arrested Charges could be filed against the youth once it reaches juvenile court.
Once a youth is found to be delinquent, the judge can place the youth on formal probation, order the youth to a residential facility, invoke other sanctions such as restitution, fines, or community service, or dismiss the case. The most recent case of juvenile delinquency I witnessed was when my friend’s house was burglarized and they gave the minor a court date. When the minor was faced in front of a judge he was ordered to pay restitution and was sent to a facility that would give him therapy. To my surprise he was being sent to the same place I went to as a child, they now accept boys. When I heard this I wondered if this
According to the Beaverton Police Department (2008), the Beaverton Youth Peer Court is designed to give youths the opportunity to participate in the criminal justice system as well as to provide a cause and affect system for them to understand and accept responsibility for their actions. Beaverton Youth Peer Court is a program designed for youths who have committed crimes of a misdemeanor or violation for the first time and are judged through a court system of their own peers. The court system consists of volunteers from 12 – to – 17 – years of age and is jurors, bailiffs, attorneys and clerks. The deviant stands trial, after admission of guilt to be sentenced by their peers. In effort to make the program a success the Beaverton Police Department, adult volunteers who work in the legal field as well as teen-age volunteers who are interested in working and learning the legal system with hands on experience.
Juveniles under the legal age of eighteen years old are subjected to special juvenile laws when being accused of or arrested for a crime. A child that is taken into custody for a supposed crime must be taken to a juvenile detention center and may be released to guardians or parents upon a promise to reappear in court and an authorization of release made by a judge. Family plays an important role in the apprehension and sentencing of juveniles, as they are not considered adults. Family involvement can have a colossal impact on how a juvenile absorbs the consequences for his or her
Jordan Potter Juvenile Justice Position Paper May 8, 2011 Abstract: The Juvenile system always looks right to rehabilitation for the crimes being committed, when every crime deserves to be seen by a judge no matter how minor they may be. If a minor were to bring a weapon to school, they are brought into the Juvenile Bureau by the intake officer, placed into a holding cell, photographed and fingerprinted if the juvenile is age 14 or older, and asked a series of questions. The parent’s/guardians are called to come pick up the juvenile and the usual punishment for such a crime is suspension from school which might as well be a chaperoned vacation and the juvenile cannot leave the house without an adult. Many cases are not even taken
When a child gets into trouble, one question that usually comes to mind is whether or not to refer said child into a diversionary program such as Teen Court. The purpose of Teen Court is to give juveniles who get into trouble a “second chance” at leading a productive life rather than dealing with a criminal record or even the possibility of being “labeled” by our society. According to Champion, Merlo, and Benekos (2012), Teen Courts are defined as, “Tribunals consisting of teen-agers who judge other youth charged with minor offenses, much like regular juries in criminal courts, where juvenile prosecutors and defense counsel argue cases against specific juvenile offenders; juries decide sanction with judicial approval” (p.368). I had the opportunity
Mr. Governor of the State of Confusion This is a memo on if juvenile sex-offenders Should be treated as adults in the criminal justice system? In many states, youth sex offender statutes require youth to be tried and sentenced in the adult criminal justice system. Research shows the ineffectiveness of these approaches and that youth would be more appropriately served in the juvenile justice system. Here are some key facts about youth sex offenders.
Juvenile Corrections in Pennsylvania Selina Hightower COR131 October 6, 2012 The city of Philadelphia juveniles are placed with the Department of Human Services in the Youth Study Center. The Youth Study Center is the City of Philadelphia highest level secure detention for youth between the ages of 13 and 18. Most of the young teens sent there have either been arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department and charge with an offense or have been ordered by a Family Court Judge. The judge has different reasons for a child to remain at the Youth Study Center. One reason is the probation officer needs to establish a proper treatment center, and another reason is the judge wants the juvenile to remain in the facility until their scheduled court date.
A judge has the right to sentence a juvenile to a correction center, possibly house arrest, or counseling. Adults also have the right to have bail set where juveniles do not. Another difference in juvenile court versus an adult court is, juveniles are considered delinquent rather than criminal. This was to guide the judges to act as a guide for the juveniles towards the development of the “child” for the best interest of him or her. The courts put in place to reform the child rather than to serve sentence as justice.
Family Dynamics of Delinquency Angela James-Flemister Liberty University Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Abstract 3 Method 4 Results 4 Discussion 4 References 5 Abstract The Juvenile Justice System in the United States is based on the philosophy that the special status of children requires that they be protected and corrected, not necessarily punished. (Inciardi, Criminal Justice, pg 554). Given this special status, juveniles come to the courts as juvenile delinquents who have in some way violated the laws and/or acted out in such a way that is behaviorally unacceptable as a child. The juveniles are introduced to the system by way of parens patriae, parental neglect, abuse and abandonment will be the