Discuss the transfer procedures while a juvenile is transferred to an adult court. Also, list the blended sentencing options available in juvenile cases

What will be an ideal response?


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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