CRJU 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Juvenile Court, Sentenced

• School: USC, SC, Carolina, South Carolina
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU 351
• Professor: Jamie Duncan

Document Summary

Greatest differences between adult and juvenile system apparent in juvenile court. Almost exclusively a state or local responsibility. Work together to achieve the goals of: ensure justice, providing for the best interests of the child, moving high volume of cases. Responsible for ensuring due process: kids for cash scandal. Decide whether juvenile will be kept in custoy: plea-bargain arrangements approved by judge, looks at ju(cid:448)e(cid:374)ile"s (cid:272)ulpa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) Do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to ha(cid:448)e e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)iei(cid:272)e(cid:374) solel(cid:455) i(cid:374) ju(cid:448)e(cid:374)ile courts. Became part of juvenile court in 1960s. (the prosecutor has not always been apart of the juvenile court) Decides if there is enough evidence to proceed or if case should be diverted. Discretion can be curtailed: laws requiring mandatory waiver for certain offenses (varies by state) Juvenile waiver: waiving this juvenile into adult system: exposes youth to more severe sanction but allows for full range of constitutional protections, kent vs. Us (1966) waiver: four issues must be decided: