Scenario:â¯You areâ¯interviewing for a positionâ¯asâ¯a law enforcement officer whoâ¯isâ¯expected toâ¯interactâ¯regularly with juveniles and adults.â¯Theâ¯hiringâ¯committeeâ¯wantsâ¯to chooseâ¯a candidateâ¯who can write clearlyâ¯andâ¯whoâ¯demonstratesâ¯a solid understanding of standardâ¯proceduresâ¯in theâ¯juvenile versus criminalâ¯justice systems.
Writeâ¯aâ¯700-â¯toâ¯1,050-word paper comparingâ¯theâ¯proceduresâ¯thatâ¯law enforcement officersâ¯and courtsâ¯shouldâ¯followâ¯whenâ¯interacting withâ¯juvenilesâ¯versus adultsâ¯duringâ¯the stages ofâ¯intake, prosecution,â¯adjudication, and disposition.
Chooseâ¯1â¯of the following videosâ¯from the University Library of a court session to use as an example scenarioâ¯for this assignment:
Rodrick: Juvenile Court in Session
Morris: Juvenile Court in Session
Kenneth: Juvenile Court in Session
Kymyada: Juvenile Court in Session
Completeâ¯the following in your paper:
Summarizeâ¯theâ¯caseâ¯you choseâ¯and theâ¯legal issues facing theâ¯juvenileâ¯and the court.
Defineâ¯the role and key parameters of the juvenile justice system.
Explainâ¯the function of juvenile vs. adult courts.
Summarizeâ¯the courtâs philosophy of juvenile justice used in this case.
Explainâ¯how law enforcementâ¯and the courtsâ¯mightâ¯haveâ¯interacted differently withâ¯this personâ¯as a juvenileâ¯than if heâ¯or sheâ¯had been anâ¯adult.
Summarize the rights and confidentiality protections that exist forâ¯thisâ¯juvenileâ¯thatâ¯areâ¯not the same for adults.â¯Use the State Profiles from the National Juvenile Defenderâ¯Center andâ¯include at leastâ¯1â¯policy specific to your state that would be relevant in this case.
Which community-based program do you think will be best suited to assist the troubled youth in your chosen scenario to help prevent further crimes? Justify your suggestions based on history, trends, causation theories, and the potential for reform. Use current statistics and data to support your claims.
Useâ¯languageâ¯and terms appropriate for each justice systemâ¯when comparingâ¯juveniles versusâ¯adults.
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