Explain the four methods used by states to try juveniles as adults in the criminal courts.
What will be an ideal response?
In its most basic form, the decision of whether to waive a juvenile to the adult court is made in a transfer hearing. Today, all states allow juveniles to be tried as adults in criminal courts in one of four ways. The direct file to waiver is where the prosecution has the discretion of filing charges for certain legislatively designated offenses in either juvenile or criminal court. An excluded offense waiver is used to exclude from juvenile court jurisdiction certain offenses that are very minor, such as traffic violations, or very serious, such as murder. About 29 states now have such laws for certain crimes. The judicial waiver is used after a formal hearing at which both prosecutor and defense attorney present evidence; a juvenile court judge may decide to waive the jurisdiction and transfer the case to criminal court. The reverse waiver is used in the case where despite state laws that mandate certain offenses be tried in adult court, the trial judge may decide that the offender would be better served by the juvenile court and therefore order a reverse waiver. About 25 states have this provision for certain circumstances.
You might also like to view...
The Global Commission on Drug Policy (2015), composed of the former presidents of four nations and several other prominent individuals,:
a. Has called for increased penalties for drug users b. Has called for criminalizing alcohol c. Has called for legalization of drugs d. Has called for governments to supply drugs to users
Corrections institutions have contributed to their poor image
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following factor(s) was used to explain differences in crime rates across neighborhoods in the city of Chicago?
a. Population change b. Immigration c. Industrial growth d. All of the above
Measures such as steering-column locks, vandal-resistant construction, enhanced street lighting, and improved library checkout systems that demonstrably decrease opportunities for crime are known as ________.
A. entry/exit-screening strategies B. target-hardening techniques C. rule-setting techniques D. target-removal strategies