CRM 3312 Lecture : Sept 19.docx
14 Feb 2014
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Substantive and procedural provisions: arrests and police questioning, rights have to be recognized and known to children, admissibility of statements, often kids make statements they think the police want to hear even if they are false, pressured into making statements by the cops, no improper questioning, trial procedure, make sure children know what"s going on at all times, try to minimize the unpleasantness of being in court c. d. Judge has to be satisfied that all the evidence support the charge against the kid or they can enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of the kid: have to have a guilty plea before judge can give a sentence, no jury, unless a kid is going to be sentenced for more than 5 years if he is found guilty, no preliminary hearing where they establish if they have enough to go ahead, youth has to be present for the whole thing i.
