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PRE-DISPOSITIONAL OPTIONS IN JUVENILE CASES

NCJ Number
19771
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 5-12
Author(s)
M M DORE
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
BRIEF HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT PROSECUTOR AND A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROCEDURAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL PROSECUTOR IN THE JUVENILE COURT.
Abstract
OPTIONS DISCUSSED INCLUDE CUSTODIAL REHABILITATION, DISMISSALS OF PETITIONS AT VARIOUS STAGES FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND THE SEEKING OF AN ADMISSION FOLLOWED BY PROBATION AND A CLEAN RECORD LATER.