Describe the In re Gault decision and the impact on the juvenile justice system.
What will be an ideal response?
In re Gault, considered one of the most influential cases in the area of juvenile justice, addressed the basic constitutional rights that juveniles must have when institutionalization is being considered. The Arizona Supreme Court had dismissed a request by Gault’s lawyer for a writ of habeas corpus pleading unlawful detention. In response, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the following rights, many of which were not afforded to Gault, should apply to juveniles based on the Fourteenth Amendment: (1) To receive notice of the charges filed against them, (2) To have representation by legal counsel, (3) To confront and cross-examine witnesses, and (4) To avoid self-incrimination. Essentially, In re Gault identified what due process rights must be provided to juveniles. The court stopped short of ruling that juveniles were entitled to transcripts of proceedings or to appellate review, but this was because the high court did not want to transform the juvenile courts into the adversarial system of adult courts.
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