Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections

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Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Los Angeles, California, resident, Colleen M., a 15- year old female has been arrested for involuntary manslaughter-the victim was her aunt’s neighbor. Because of the violation she is accused of, she was immediately transported to the Eastlake Juvenile Hall where she was booked by a County Probation/Intake Officer. Intake Process In the juvenile hall facility, the probation/intake officer and the District Attorney question Colleen and decide if a petition should be filed against her or if she should be remanded into an adult facility and referred to adult court. The district attorney and the intake officer went over the facts and discovered that Colleen M. was abandoned by her father when she was an infant and her mother currently resides in a drug rehabilitation facility. The facts also show that Colleen resides with her aunt on a farm. History shows that she has fun away but she has always come home on her own. Colleen and the victim (aunt’s neighbor) had several run-ins regarding Colleen’s dog trespassing on the victim’s property. After being verbally threatened by the neighbor, she (the neighbor), set a scarecrow on fire in an attempt to prove to Colleen that she was fed up. Colleen unknowingly picked up a liquid-filled bucket and threw it on the neighbor; she indicates that she was trying to put the fire out but she threw it on the neighbor instead. It was later discovered that the bucket was filled with a pesticide which caused an allergic reaction in the neighbor later causing the death of the neighbor. Based on the details of the police report and questioning of Colleen, the district attorney and made the decision to file a petition. Detention Hearing After the arrest and being detained in custody in juvenile hall, Colleen was sent to court for a detention hearing. The detention hearing purpose

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