CJJ-4010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Juvenile Court, Miranda Warning, Exclusionary Rule
29 Dec 2017
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Proceedings concerning juveniles o cially begin w/ ling of petition alleging that a juvenile is delinquent, dependent, neglected, abused, in need of supervision, or in need of authoritative intervention. Most juvenile court acts also discuss uno cial or diversionary activities available as remedies before ling a petition, like station house adjustment or preliminary conference. Stationhouse adjustment: occurs when a police o cer negotiates a settlement with a juvenile, often with his or her parents, without taking further o cial action. Preliminary conference: a voluntary meeting arranged by a juvenile probation o cer wit the victim, the juvenile, and typically the juvenile"s parents or guardian in an attempt to negotiate a settlement without taking further o cial action. The extent to which the gault mandate logically extended to other stages of the juvenile justice process, particularly the police investigatory process.
