Your task is to explain the process of the juvenile justice system and possible dispositional outcomes and to address the adult court waiver process.
Earlier in the week, you reviewed the key procedures in the juvenile justice system.
Click here to learn about the structure and process of the juvenile justice system. The site gives a detailed view of the differentiation among the conferences, adjudication hearings, dispositional hearings, and dispositions.
Now, consider the following scenario:
Tom Jones is a sixteen-year-old repeat juvenile offender who has just been detained by the police for attempted murder.
Jennifer Smith is a fifteen-year-old first-time offender who has just been detained by the police for vandalism.
create a 4- to 6-page overview in a Microsoft Word document based on the aforementioned scenario.
In your overview, address the following aspects of the juvenile justice system:
Explain the juvenile court process for both Jones and Smith from the processing of the cases to the dispositions.
Provide a detailed dispositional recommendation for both Smith and Jones. Take into account the treatment options available for both offenders within the juvenile justice system.
Explain why there is a possibility that Jones could be waived to the adult court system.
Justify in detail whether Jones should or should not be waived to the adult court system for his current offense.
Submission Details:
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
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1. Your task is to explain the process of the juvenile justice
system and possible dispositional outcomes and to address the
adult court waiver process.
Earlier in the week, you reviewed the key procedures in the
juvenile justice system.
Click here to learn about the structure and process of the
juvenile justice system. The site gives a detailed view of the
differentiation among the conferences, adjudication hearings,
dispositional hearings, and dispositions.
Now, consider the following scenario:
Tom Jones is a sixteen-year-old repeat juvenile offender who
has just been detained by the police for attempted murder.
Jennifer Smith is a fifteen-year-old first-time offender who has
just been detained by the police for vandalism.
create a 4- to 6-page overview in a Microsoft Word document
based on the aforementioned scenario.
In your overview, address the following aspects of the juvenile
justice system:
Explain the juvenile court process for both Jones and Smith
2. from the processing of the cases to the dispositions.
Provide a detailed dispositional recommendation for both Smith
and Jones. Take into account the treatment options available for
both offenders within the juvenile justice system.
Explain why there is a possibility that Jones could be waived to
the adult court system.
Justify in detail whether Jones should or should not be waived
to the adult court system for his current offense.
Submission Details:
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
