ABSTRACT

Designed as a supplemental text for juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice courses, this workbook fills a void in current textbooks. It provides a hands-on experience that helps students understand the kinds of court hearings that take place in juvenile and family courts. It presents information about actual cases and prompts students to make decisions and design court orders for typical juvenile court cases. It also provides a unique opportunity for students to experience what it is like to face decisions in the juvenile court system.

chapter 1|4 pages

Invention of the juvenile court

chapter 2|4 pages

The juvenile justice process

chapter 3|4 pages

Scope of the juvenile justice system

chapter 6|6 pages

The first step: Intake hearings

chapter 7|4 pages

Decisions at intake

chapter 8|4 pages

Initial hearings

chapter 9|8 pages

Adjudication hearings

chapter 10|10 pages

Disposition hearings

chapter 11|8 pages

Waiver hearings

chapter 12|6 pages

Sentences after a waiver hearing

chapter 13|6 pages

Violation of probation hearings

chapter 14|6 pages

Neglect and abuse hearings

chapter 15|4 pages

Review hearings

chapter 16|6 pages

Drug courts

chapter 17|2 pages

Appeals of juvenile court cases

chapter 18|2 pages

Wrapping it up