Abstract
Youths are referred to the juvenile court for offenses that are violations of the criminal law if committed by an adult or for behavior that is unlawful only for juveniles (status offenses).
The court process begins when the agency or person making the referral files a petition (complaint) that specifies the law or ordinance that the youth has violated.
The youth’s due process rights are applicable for all phases of the formal juvenile court process.
The intake officer who reviews the complaint and conducts an initial interview of the alleged offender and parent/s is generally authorized to make decisions, except when there are serious charges. The intake officer can detain the youth, release him or her to the custody of a parent or caretakers, dismiss the case, or partially divert the case.
Those youths who are placed on the docket for official (judicial) processing will be given an arraignment hearing (initial hearing). If the youth states that the charges are not true, a hearing to determine if detention is necessary, a pretrial conference and an adjudication hearing follow. If the charges are found to be true, a disposition (sentencing) hearing follows. The standard of proof required for adjudication of delinquency is “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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Kratcoski, P.C., Dunn Kratcoski, L., Kratcoski, P.C. (2020). The Juvenile Court Process. In: Juvenile Delinquency. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31452-1_12
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