Discuss the transfer procedures while a juvenile is transferred to an adult court. Also, list the blended sentencing options available in juvenile cases
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The answer should include the following points:
• Juveniles to be transferred to adult court; judicial waiver; decision determined by the requirements of the state and the way the intake officer interprets the youth's background
• Prosecutorial discretion; authority to decide whether to try juveniles in either juvenile or adult court; factors taken into consideration
• Statutory exclusion: automatic transfer of perpetrators of serious offenses to adult court; variations on waiver
• Reverse waiver
• Blended sentence: blends a juvenile disposition and an adult sentence for certain serious youthful offenders
• 1995 legislation: juvenile-exclusive blend; juvenile-inclusive blend; juvenile-contiguous blend; criminal-exclusive blend; criminal-inclusive blend
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word