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Understanding the Criminal Justice System

Understanding the Criminal Justice System. Part 14 Juvenile Justice. Two distinct justice systems - adult / juvenile - separate systems - laws / personnel / procedures / terminology / facilities a. Laws - criminal law - both adult / juvenile (1) Status offenses

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Understanding the Criminal Justice System

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  1. Understanding the Criminal Justice System Part 14 Juvenile Justice

  2. Two distinct justice systems - adult / juvenile - separate systems - laws / personnel / procedures / terminology / facilities a. Laws - criminal law - both adult / juvenile (1) Status offenses - apply to juveniles - committed by adult = not a crime

  3. (a) Curfew / truancy / runaway / drinking b. Personnel - deal specifically with juveniles (1) Police - SRO (DARE / GREAT) - school security (2) Courts - judges = superior court - commissioners

  4. (3) Corrections - juvenile detention centers - state juvenile facilities (a) Probation officers (b) Parole officers (c) Other public / private youth facilities c. Procedures - different from adult system

  5. (1) Keep separate from adults (2) Advice to rights (3) Notify parents / guardian (4) Issuing criminal citations d. Facilities - separate holding facilities - separate courts - separate state institutions

  6. e. Terminology - wording different from adult system AdultJuvenile crime / criminal act = delinquency / delinquent criminal delinquent arrest taken into custody / detained interrogate interview booking process intake process arraignment detention hearing information filed petition filed pretrial hearing show-cause hearing

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