Steps in the Juvenile Justice Process
1. Arrest or custody
- “Miranda Rights” administered
- Parents/guardians notified
- Release or detained
2. Probable Cause Hearing
- Must be within 48 hours of custody
- Must be notified of charges, offered opportunity to an attorney
- Judge decides whether youth is to be released or detained
3. Adjudicatory Hearing
- Must be ten days or less for detained youth, 60 days or less for released youth
- Evidence is presented by both sides before a judge (no jury)
- Judge decide guilt or innocence
4. Dispositional Hearing
- Judges decides punishment/consequences
- Often immediately after adjudicatory hearing
- Can transfer to Superior Court if a serious felony
What can you conclude about the information given here?
Responses
A Juveniles must testify in court.Juveniles must testify in court.
B Adults are held to a lower standard.Adults are held to a lower standard.
C The state guarantees that juveniles have legal rights much like those of adults.The state guarantees that juveniles have legal rights much like those of adults.
D Punishments for juvenile violators are usually much more strict than those for adults.Punishments for juvenile violators are usually much more strict than those for adults.