The document outlines the key stages and processes in the US criminal justice system, including arrest, preliminary hearings, indictments, arraignments, plea bargaining, trials, verdicts, and sentencing. It also discusses how the system treats juvenile offenders differently, with the goal of juvenile courts being rehabilitation rather than punishment. Juveniles have additional protections and typically receive lighter punishments such as probation, community service, or placement in foster care or reform schools.

1. Criminal Procedure
-adversarial nature
Prosecution-Defense
-misdemeanor
-felony

2. Arrest
-Rights Read
-Booked & Charged with crime
-Attorney contacted

3. Preliminary Hearing
-Charges are read
-Bail can be issued

4. Indictment
-A Grand Jury decides if formal
charges will be filed

5. Arraignment
-Suspect will plead innocent or guilty
-Trial Date is set
-Court Docket

6. Plea Bargaining
-Some suspects plead guilty before a
trial if they are given a lighter
punishment

7. Trial
-(Petit)Jury is selected
-Opening Statements
-Prosecution’s evidence

8. Trial
-Cross-Examination
-Defense’s Case
-Closing Statements
-Jury Instructions

9. Jury
-Follow Instructions given by the
judge
-Elect a Foreperson
-Must make unanimous decision
-Hung Jury

10. Verdict
-Must be unanimous decision
-Jury may be polled
-Jury issues verdict
-Guilty or Not-guilty (acquittal)
-Judge issues sentence

11. Juveniles
-Court System treats youth
offenders very differently
-A Juvenile is someone considered
underage
-Usually 16 to 18

12. Juvenile Delinquency
-Juvenile Delinquents are youths
who have broken the law
-Should youth offenders be treated
differently???

13. Juvenile Courts
-Goal of Juvenile Courts
-Cases deal with neglect by parents,
abuse, or delinquency

14. Juvenile Arrest
-Juveniles are handled differently
when arrested
-Parents notified
-Usually released to parents
-Court date is set

15. Juvenile Court
-Private Court Room setting
-No jury trial
-More of a hearing than a trial
-Attorneys may be used

16. Juvenile Protections
-Identity is secret and private
-Juvenile records are sealed at age
18
-Usually Lighter punishments

17. Juvenile Punishments
-Lectures
-Reformatory Schools
-Foster Care
-Institutional Placement
-Probation
-Community Service