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Differences in Adult and Juvenile Justice in America

PowerPoint to Accompany Criminal Justice Eighth Edition James Inciardi Chapter 18 Juvenile Justice: An Overview. Differences in Adult and Juvenile Justice in America. Status Offense

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Differences in Adult and Juvenile Justice in America

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  1. PowerPoint to AccompanyCriminal JusticeEighth EditionJames InciardiChapter 18Juvenile Justice: An Overview

  2. Differences in Adult and Juvenile Justice in America • Status Offense An act declared by statute to be a crime because it violates the behavior standards expected of children, such as curfews or truancy. • Police Can use more discretion in handling juvenile offenders. • Petition The mechanism for bringing juveniles to the attention of the courts as opposed to an arrest warrant. • Detention and Bail There are liberal statutory alternatives for juveniles, including release on recognizance or release to parents. • Court Proceedings The proceedings in juvenile courts are generally less formal and closed to the public. The judge presides on behalf of the child to determine whether he or she actually committed the alleged offense. 18-2

  3. Supreme Court Rulings Affecting Juveniles • In re Gault (1967) Ruling that extended some, but not all, due-process privileges to juvenile court proceedings. • In re Winship (1970) Ruling that required proof “beyond a reasonable doubt” for an adjudication of delinquency. • Breed v. Jones (1975) Ruling that extended the 5th Amendment protection, against double jeopardy, to juveniles. • McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) Ruling that due process does not require a jury, in juvenile court hearings. 18-3

  4. Waiver of Jurisdiction • It is the process of transferring a case from juvenile court to an adult criminal court. • Age limits of waivers vary between states. • A growing number of policy makers have pushed for implementing waivers of jurisdictions to deter youth crime, but the research does not necessarily support such an effect. 18-4

  5. Offense Profile by Race and Ethnicity for U.S., 2001 (in thousands) Maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Melissa Sickmund, T. J. Sladky, and Wei Kang (2004), “Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook” Available online at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/cjp 18-5

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