CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Juvenile Court, Preventive Detention, Truancy
20 Nov 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Kent v. united states: juveniles have the right to counsel at the hearing where the judge has the ability to move the juvenile case to adult court. In re gault: due process rights for juveniles. In re winship: proof beyond a reasonable doubt applies to juvenile cases. Mckeiver v. pennsylvania: juveniles do not have the right to a trial by jury like adults do. Breed v. jones: juveniles cannot be moved to adult court without a hearing after they have been found delinquent. Status offense: an offense that is illegal for child, but would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult like truancy or running away from home. People wanted harsher punishment for juvenile offenders. Greater attention of repeat offenders: schall v. martin: preventive detention for juveniles if there is reasonable belief that the juvenile will commit another crime. Roper v. simmons: those under the age of majority cannot be sentenced to capital punshiment.
