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For the inexperienced, court systems are intimidating and difficult to understand. Whether you are involved in a criminal or a civil matter, knowing more about the court system in California is settling and a great confidence-builder. The more you know, the easier it is to understand what is happening and to anticipate what will happen next.
This primer Includes vocabulary, definitions, court titles and roles, and details about specific types of law and cases, including civil law, criminal law, animal abuse, annulment, battery, burglary, child support, custody, dissolution, divorce, ex parte, kidnapping, murder, rape, restraining order, separation, stalking, and vandalism.
A practicing attorney after she earned her juris doctor from the University of San Francisco’s School of Law in 1977 and became a member of the bar in 1978, Arlene D. Kock represents clients in courts throughout the Bay Area in matters such as general civil litigation, family law, and misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. For more than 10 years, she was called upon to serve as a Judge Pro Tem and a Court Commissioner Pro Tem in both the Alameda County and the Contra Costa County courts. Arlene Kock is especially proficient in matters dealing with California family law, such as child custody and parenting issues. She is highly rated by both her peers and judges.
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7 Juvenile Justice Procedures
Chapter Learning Objectives
On completion of this chapter, students should be able to do the following:
Understand and discuss juvenile court procedures
Discuss the rights of juveniles at various stages, from taking into custody through appeals
Understand requirements for bail, notification, and filing of petitions
Discuss procedures involved in detaining juveniles
What Would You Do?
It is Friday night and you are in bed. Your 13-year-old daughter is spending the night with a friend. The two girls told you they were going to a movie and back to
her friend’s home. Her friend’s older sister, who is 18, is going to drive them to and from the movie. At approximately 2:15 a.m. you get a phone call. The caller
identifies herself as Lisa Strom, an employee of the Forten County Detention Center. She says that your daughter has been taken into custody for curfew violation,
possession of alcohol by a minor, peace disturbance, and assaulting a police officer. Ms. Strom informs you that your daughter will be held in detention pending a
review of her case by a juvenile intake officer. This review will take place within the next 24 hours and you will receive another phone call once the juvenile intake
officer decides to hold or release the child. She states that you are allowed to visit your daughter once within the next 24 hours and informs you that visitation is
allowed between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. that day. The only question you can think to ask is if your daughter is okay. Ms. Strom says your daughter is going through
the intake process and is in good health. You hang up the phone wide awake and wondering what to do next.
What Would You Do?
1. Would your daughter be classified as a status offender or a delinquent, according to the charges?
2. What would be your next course of action? Would you contact a lawyer, wait for the phone call from the juvenile intake officer, visit your daughter during
visiting hours, or do something else?
3. If you were the juvenile intake officer, would you continue to detain this child or release her to her parents pending court?
Juvenile court acts discuss not only the purposes and scope of the juvenile justice system but also the procedure the juvenile courts are to
follow. Proceedings concerning juveniles officially begin with the filing of a petition alleging that a juvenile is delinquent, dependent,
neglected, abused, in need of supervision, or in need of authoritative intervention. Most juvenile court acts, however, also discuss the unofficial
or diversionary activities available as remedies prior to the filing of a petition such as a stationhouse adjustment and a preliminary
conference. A stationhouse adjustment occurs when a police officer negotiates a settlement with a juvenile, often with his or her parents,
without taking further official action (a full discussion of stationhouse adjustments follows in Chapter 8). A preliminary conference is a
voluntary meeting arranged by .
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JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
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Introduce the main points that will be covered. Let the reader know where the paper is going.
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In the United States, the adolescent court framework was established more than ten years before the main court establishment in 1899 in Illinois. Before its formation, all youngsters were considered as adults or grownup where they were punished in similar ways as adults. Prior to the creation of juvenile courts, the common law's infancy defense provided the only special protections for young offenders charged with crimes. The common law conclusively presumed that children younger than seven years of age lacked criminal capacity, while those fourteen years of age and older possessed full criminal responsibility. Comment by Jamie Price: This is good information but you need to cite your work.
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Last name (year) reported that “blah blah blah” (p. #).
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The history of the juvenile justice system dates as far back as to the bible to Roman Era time. In this period, it was the parent’s responsibility to punish their children, unless the child is in need of a more severe consequences. In the middle ages, common law was established in England. The use of shires, reeves, and chancellors were used. When being punished, the English used the same punishments on children over the age of seven as an adult. In eighteenth-century London, jails were created based upon workhouses. On July 1899, United States established the first juvenile justice system located in Illinois. The Illinois legislature passed the Illinois Juvenile Act that would disciple accordingly to children under the age of sixteen. The juvenile courts were to take jurisdiction over the children (Champion, Merlo, & Benekos, 2013). Comment by Jamie Price: Try to remove unnecessary words.
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Predominant Philosophy of the Juvenile System
Alterations in the social origination ideology of youngsters and the system of cultural control in the nineteenth-century y led to the establishment of the very first juvenile court in 1899. To differentiate between the young and adult offenders, progressive philosophers made efforts to reform the juvenile court system. They developed new thoughts regarding adolescence and made the court ...
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-Zanzibar is a place that offers something for everyone. It has sites like the archipelago's beaches, UNESCO World Heritage-listed Stone Town in Zanzibar City (with the ruins of a 15th-century palace), and a graveyard with ties to Zanzibar's former Arab royals. Also, no trip would be complete without a spice tour in the countryside and exploring Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.
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The original Broadway show ended in 1983 after more than 1,500 performances. In 1996, English director Alan Parker wrote and directed a film adaptation of Evita. Led by Madonna, the film contained many of the songs from the 1976 musical, as well as the original song “You Must Love Me.” Decades later, in 2012, Evita returned to Broadway. The revival starred Elena Roger, as well as pop star Ricky Martin as the fictionalized Che Guevara.
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7 Juvenile Justice Procedures
Chapter Learning Objectives
On completion of this chapter, students should be able to do the following:
Understand and discuss juvenile court procedures
Discuss the rights of juveniles at various stages, from taking into custody through appeals
Understand requirements for bail, notification, and filing of petitions
Discuss procedures involved in detaining juveniles
What Would You Do?
It is Friday night and you are in bed. Your 13-year-old daughter is spending the night with a friend. The two girls told you they were going to a movie and back to
her friend’s home. Her friend’s older sister, who is 18, is going to drive them to and from the movie. At approximately 2:15 a.m. you get a phone call. The caller
identifies herself as Lisa Strom, an employee of the Forten County Detention Center. She says that your daughter has been taken into custody for curfew violation,
possession of alcohol by a minor, peace disturbance, and assaulting a police officer. Ms. Strom informs you that your daughter will be held in detention pending a
review of her case by a juvenile intake officer. This review will take place within the next 24 hours and you will receive another phone call once the juvenile intake
officer decides to hold or release the child. She states that you are allowed to visit your daughter once within the next 24 hours and informs you that visitation is
allowed between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. that day. The only question you can think to ask is if your daughter is okay. Ms. Strom says your daughter is going through
the intake process and is in good health. You hang up the phone wide awake and wondering what to do next.
What Would You Do?
1. Would your daughter be classified as a status offender or a delinquent, according to the charges?
2. What would be your next course of action? Would you contact a lawyer, wait for the phone call from the juvenile intake officer, visit your daughter during
visiting hours, or do something else?
3. If you were the juvenile intake officer, would you continue to detain this child or release her to her parents pending court?
Juvenile court acts discuss not only the purposes and scope of the juvenile justice system but also the procedure the juvenile courts are to
follow. Proceedings concerning juveniles officially begin with the filing of a petition alleging that a juvenile is delinquent, dependent,
neglected, abused, in need of supervision, or in need of authoritative intervention. Most juvenile court acts, however, also discuss the unofficial
or diversionary activities available as remedies prior to the filing of a petition such as a stationhouse adjustment and a preliminary
conference. A stationhouse adjustment occurs when a police officer negotiates a settlement with a juvenile, often with his or her parents,
without taking further official action (a full discussion of stationhouse adjustments follows in Chapter 8). A preliminary conference is a
voluntary meeting arranged by .
This a presentation on the child custody legal framework in Liberia. It includes both elements of the Statute (Domestic Relations Law) and Supreme Court Opinions.
Juvenile Justice SystemComment by Jamie Price Good job.docxtawnyataylor528
Juvenile Justice System Comment by Jamie Price: Good job with the title page
Chalyne A. Arvie
CPSS235
26FEB2018
JAMIE PRICE
Running head: JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
1
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
7
Juvenile Justice System
Juvenile Justice System Development Comment by Jamie Price: Good job with using headings.
But your first paragraph should be an introduction.
Introduce the main points that will be covered. Let the reader know where the paper is going.
Refer to my help documents associated with this assignment for assistance with creating a good academic introduction.
In the United States, the adolescent court framework was established more than ten years before the main court establishment in 1899 in Illinois. Before its formation, all youngsters were considered as adults or grownup where they were punished in similar ways as adults. Prior to the creation of juvenile courts, the common law's infancy defense provided the only special protections for young offenders charged with crimes. The common law conclusively presumed that children younger than seven years of age lacked criminal capacity, while those fourteen years of age and older possessed full criminal responsibility. Comment by Jamie Price: This is good information but you need to cite your work.
If the information isn’t common knowledge, you need to cite it using in-text citations.
Some basic formats are:
Blah blah blah (Last name, year).
According to Last name (year), blah blah blah.
Last name (year) reported that “blah blah blah” (p. #).
“Blah blah blah” (Last name, year, p. #).
The history of the juvenile justice system dates as far back as to the bible to Roman Era time. In this period, it was the parent’s responsibility to punish their children, unless the child is in need of a more severe consequences. In the middle ages, common law was established in England. The use of shires, reeves, and chancellors were used. When being punished, the English used the same punishments on children over the age of seven as an adult. In eighteenth-century London, jails were created based upon workhouses. On July 1899, United States established the first juvenile justice system located in Illinois. The Illinois legislature passed the Illinois Juvenile Act that would disciple accordingly to children under the age of sixteen. The juvenile courts were to take jurisdiction over the children (Champion, Merlo, & Benekos, 2013). Comment by Jamie Price: Try to remove unnecessary words.
“is in need of a” = needs Comment by Jamie Price: Good job citing your work.
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Alterations in the social origination ideology of youngsters and the system of cultural control in the nineteenth-century y led to the establishment of the very first juvenile court in 1899. To differentiate between the young and adult offenders, progressive philosophers made efforts to reform the juvenile court system. They developed new thoughts regarding adolescence and made the court ...
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-Zanzibar is a place that offers something for everyone. It has sites like the archipelago's beaches, UNESCO World Heritage-listed Stone Town in Zanzibar City (with the ruins of a 15th-century palace), and a graveyard with ties to Zanzibar's former Arab royals. Also, no trip would be complete without a spice tour in the countryside and exploring Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.
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-Mauritius has a bit of everything. The small island nation east of Madagascar charms visitors with its mix of Dutch, French, and British colonial architecture combined with friendly locals and their tasty teas and rums. You can have a day of exploring and soaking up some sun, then retreat to one of the island's premier properties to savor fresh seafood while watching a traditional sega dance performance or the sunset over the Indian Ocean.
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2. In California, three courts handle family
matters: family, probate, and juvenile.
The following briefly outlines the role
of each court in family matters.
3. Family court accepts cases involving
child support, divorce,
paternity/parentage, and specific child
custody and visitation matters. Family
courts presume that the parents can
parent their children, and it’s in the
child’s best interests to have frequent
contact with both.
4. Probate court hears cases involving
probate guardianship cases or
petitions for permanent or temporary
guardianship. Relatives or friends who
seek legal custody of a child bring
these cases to court. If granted, such
petitions pause but do not end
parental rights.
5. Juvenile courts have two areas of focus:
delinquency and dependency. The latter handles
Child Protective Services (CPS) cases, such as
child abuse and neglect. Juvenile delinquency
courts focus on minors accused of breaking the
law or committing crimes. Some minors qualify
for deal status, and both courts have jurisdiction
over the cases. However, usually, one or the other
court handles their cases.