Detail the intake process and the options for disposal of cases

What will be an ideal response?


The answer should include the following points:


  • intake—preliminary screening process to determine whether a court should take action

  • follow complaint—varies from state to state

  • intake officer—unclear statutory guides—seek the advice of the prosecuting attorney

  • preliminary interview and investigation

  • options for the disposal of cases—outright dismissal of the complaint, informal adjustment (chiefly diversion to a nonjudicial agency), informal probation, consent decree, and filing of a petition

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