Use the juvenile justice resource made available in the Modules section. Detention is intended to be short time and only when needed while the juvenile is pending court. Juveniles do not have the right to bail, so once detained pending court, only a judge can release the juvenile. By statute, in order to be detained, the juvenile must meet at least one of the set criteria for detention. What are those 5 reasons for detention? Do not just list the 5 reasons, explain your understanding of each and give me your thoughts on these. Do you feel each of these justify detention? Are any overly vague?
One of the core principles of the juvenile justice system is confidentiality. However, there has been a trend toward more open proceedings with fewer
One of the core principles of the juvenile justice system is confidentiality. However, there has been a trend toward more open proceedings with fewer restrictions on confidentiality for juveniles. Where do you stand on this in light of the fact that juvenile justice operates under parens patriae (“the State as super parent”)