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A juvenile can own toys, magazines, clothes, gaming systems, and much more.
The first individual a juvenile will meet in the Criminal Justice System is a police officer. Usually the one that places the juvenile under arrest.
In most jurisdiction juveniles are tried in a separate "juvenile court" unless they commit a serious crime that has the court elevate their offender status to that of an 'adult.' Then the juvenile is tried in adult court.
Juveniles do not have access to trial by jury . . . . -------------------- Unless they have committed a capital crime and have been bound over to the adult court for prosecution.
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A juvenile trial means that the individual is being tried with the penalites that would apply if the crime is committed by a juvenile. There are different penalties for juveniles and adults. Many times juveniles can be tried as adults, so in a 'juvenile trial' they are being tried as a juvenile and the lesser penalties would apply.
Richard K. Pelz has written: 'Habitual juvenile offenders in Montgomery County, Maryland' -- subject(s): Administration of Juvenile justice, Juvenile delinquents, Recidivists
Juveniles.
Type 1 juvenile diabetes is a chronic disease that effects juveniles and causes high levels of sugar in their blood.
People between the ages of 13 and 20 are called juveniles. If you behave badly, you may be called "juvenile."
Juveniles are the young of an animal species. For example, a juvenile kangaroo is not fully grown or developed. In law, the term juvenile refers to a minor, a person who is under the age of 18.
Once the juvenile reaches the age of adulthood, their juvenile record should become automatically sealed to the public. I am not aware of any specifc procedures for expunging a juvenile's record while the individual is STILL a juvenile.
whatever that they want Added: Juveniles are capable of committing any crime that an adult can. There are no "special" juvenile offenses.
Melissa Sickmund has written: 'Juvenile Court Statistics, 1995' 'State custody rates, 1997' -- subject(s): Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile detention homes, States, Statistics 'Juveniles in court' -- subject(s): Juvenile courts, Juvenile delinquents, Statistics 'Runaways in juvenile courts' -- subject(s): Juvenile courts, Runaway teenagers, Statistics 'The juvenile delinquency probation caseload, 1985-1994' -- subject(s): Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile probation
Juvenile lawyers do specialize in children cases. This is very important because juvenile and adult court cases are vastly different. Juveniles have different rights when it comes to the courtroom.
Graham Walters has written: 'Criminal proceedings against juveniles' -- subject(s): Administration of Juvenile justice, Juvenile courts
A defense attorney is responsible for defending juveniles in juvenile court. They are also responsible for negotiating pleas and sentences.