JUVENILE LAW AND PROCEDURE - JUVENILE JUSTICE TEXTBOOK SERIES

• NCJ Number: 15266
• Author(s): M G PAULSEN; C H WHITEBREAD
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 214 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXTBOOK, INTENDED FOR LAWYERS AND NON-LAWYERS ALIKE, PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND LEGAL STATUS OF JUVENILE LAWS AND PROCEDURES.

Abstract

CONCISE SUMMARIES OF THE LAWS AND PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED BY DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF RELEVANT COURT CASES AND ISSUES, AND A PRESENTATION OF DIVERGENT VIEWS AND STATE LAWS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE JUVENILE COURT, IMPORTANT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN JUVENILE CASES AND THE RAMIFICATIONS THESE CASES HAVE HAD IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY IN JUVENILE PROCEDURES, THE DEFINITION AND LIMITS OF JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT, AND PROCEDURES AND JUVENILE RIGHTS IN POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. PRACTICES, RIGHTS, AND LIMITS IN RELATION TO DETENTION AND INTAKE OF JUVENILES, AND LAWS AND PROCEDURES REGARDING WAIVERS OF JURISDICTIONS, ADJUDICATION HEARINGS, DISPOSITIONS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW ARE ALSO EXAMINED. (SNI ABSTRACT)