RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY

• NCJ Number: 4958
• Journal: JUVENILE COURT JOURNAL Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1972) Pages: 18-20
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Publication Format: Article
• Note: SPECIAL ISSUE

Annotation

JUVENILE COURTS SHOULD HAVE EXPLICIT AND UNIFORM RULES AND ATTORNEYS APPEARING BEFORE THEM SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF THEIR DUAL ROLES AS ADVOCATES AND ADVISORS.

Abstract

UNIFORM RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE SHOULD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF JUVENILES WHILE MAINTAINING THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING THE VARYING NEEDS OF JUVENILE CASES. AN EXPLICIT SET OF OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES WILL AID THE LAWYER SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN COURT, FAMILY AND OFFENDER.