CCJ-2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Parens Patriae, Juvenile Court, Homicide
13 Nov 2017
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Government agencies that function to investigate, supervise, adjudicate, care for, or confine youthful offenders. Chapter 15: juvenile justice: noncriminal procedures are necessary to give primary consideration to the needs of the child. Graham v. florida (2010): the supreme court finally recognized the developmental differences between adults and juveniles. The post-juvenile court era (1990s: 1990s, adultification, blurring the lines between juvenile and adult court , spike in juvenile crimes, blended sentences, shift to accountability. Legislation during this time: made it easier to transfer juveniles to adult court, blended sentences, less confidentiality, increase in victim"s rights. The jj system in recent years (2000s: 2000s, shift back to child-welfare, shift to evidence-based policies. Florida hay et al. (2018) article: shift from get-tough to evidence based, both in florida and across the u. s. A juvenile offender cannot be sentenced to life in prison without parole (not including homicide)
