Law Homework Help

PART 1: Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Why might a juvenile be waived to adult court? How does the waiver to adult court process work? What other types of judicial waivers exist? What kinds of reports might you encounter while working in a juvenile court? Who are the key players in a juvenile court? What are their roles? If you were to apply for a position in the juvenile court process, which job title or role would suit you the best? Why?

PART 2: REPLY TO RESPONSES

#1: I believe a juvenile would be waived to adult court. Just due to the crime that was committed itself a juvenile committing a serious crime that shows adult behavior should in adult court. The key roles and people involved in juvenile court are mostly the people that are close to that individual so maybe a school social worker, parents or someone that the individual feels close with. Having all the important people in that individual life and getting each of their honest option about that person can help with deciding if that have a mental disorder or they committed that crime and thought out the process of it.

#2: It can be many reasons why a juvenile gets waived up to adult charges. They can catch an armed robbery charge or even murder. If the judge feel as though you committed them malicious crimes than he has the right to try you as an adult. Now when you get waived up to adult court, you would be getting charged and sentenced like an adult which is only right. Their are three types of judicial waivers and those are discretionary, presumptive and mandatory. While working in a a juvenile court, the reports that you might encounter are drugs reports, sexual assault, robbery, arson, gang unit and believe it or not murder. The key players in a juvenile court besides the judge is the state prosecutor, public defender or lawyer and the suspect. The role for the prosecutor is to present his case against the defendant and prove that they are guilty. The public defender often works with the court so they are their to basically get you the lowest sentence possible. That’s why its best to have a lawyer so they can defend you the proper way to get a not guilty verdict

PART 3: Scenario: You are interviewing for a position as a law enforcement officer who will be expected to interact regularly with juveniles and adults. The hiring committee wants to choose a candidate who can write clearly and who demonstrates a solid understanding of standard procedures in the juvenile versus criminal justice systems.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing the procedures that law enforcement officers and courts should follow when interacting with juveniles versus adults during the stages of intake, prosecution, adjudication, and disposition.

Choose 1 of the following videos from the University Library of a court session to use as an example scenario for this assignment:

• Rodrick: Juvenile Court in Session
• Morris: Juvenile Court in Session
• Kenneth: Juvenile Court in Session
• Kymyada: Juvenile Court in Session

Complete the following in your paper:

• Summarize the case you chose and the legal issues facing the juvenile and the court.
• Define the role and key parameters of the juvenile justice system.
• Explain the function of juvenile vs. adult courts.
• Summarize the court’s philosophy of juvenile justice used in this case.
• Explain how law enforcement and the courts might have interacted differently with this person as a juvenile than if he or she had been an adult.
• Summarize the rights and confidentiality protections that exist for this juvenile that are not the same for adults. Use the State Profiles from the National Juvenile Defender Center, and include at least 1 policy specific to your state that would be relevant in this case.
• Describe at least 2 additional factors that officers and the court must consider for the juvenile in this case that may not work the same way for adults.