What are the three ways juveniles are transferred to adult court? Describe each.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but students should demonstrate an understanding of the judicial waivers, where authority to transfer the case to criminal court is given to the juvenile court judge, concurrent jurisdiction in which original jurisdiction is shared by both criminal and juvenile courts, and statutory exclusion, in which state legislative statutes automatically exclude certain juvenile offenders from juvenile court jurisdiction.Of the three categories, judicial waiver is the most commonly used, but the two other approaches are also available in some states. The transfer decision follows the intake decision, or the initial decision to formally file a case before the court. The decision to transfer is made based on the severity of the offense, prior juvenile record, prior responses the juvenile has had to supervision and treatment in the juvenile justice system, and level of dangerousness the juvenile may pose in the future. Once transferred, the juvenile ceases being a juvenile and virtually becomes an adult for all purposes, including the trial proceedings and the sentence. Adult sanctions are imposed if a juvenile is tried in adult court; hence, much is at stake for the juvenile and the public.
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