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Juvenile Justice Process: A Case Study
The Juvenile Justice Process
In this text, I give a detailed description of the process a juvenile offender, Xander L., will follow from his time of arrest to eventual punishment or rehabilitation. In so doing, I will describe the key highlights of the said process including but not limited to intake and sentencing. Further, while taking into consideration the level of offense, I will also draft a letter to the judge with regard to the impending sentence. In seeking to define the above process based on the selected juvenile offender, I stand guided by the state laws and practices of the state of Florida.
It is important to note from the onset that the juvenile court procedure or process differs significantly from the adult system. Indeed, as Kupchik (2006) observes, those who established the juvenile justice system shaped it differently from the adult justice system because in their view, "juveniles who misbehaved were products of pathological environments rather than intrinsically evil" (p.11). In our case, we have Xander L., a 17-year-old who has had prior juvenile adjudications. Xander's immediate arrest is for the possession...
Given that Xander has not yet attained the age of the majority, he will most likely be exposed to the juvenile court justice of the state.
Given that Xander's violation of the law is somewhat serious, the minor is likely to be taken into custody after which he will be released to the Judicial Assessment Center -- JAC. From here, the case will be forwarded to the state AG's office. It is also important to note that a Department Risk Assessment Instrument (DRAI) will be completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) intake officials so as to determine if Xander meets the criteria for detention. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (2012) defines the DRAI as an "instrument used to determine if a youth meets detention criteria and to determine whether a youth should be placed in secure, non-secure, or home detention care prior to a detention hearing." In my view, Xander satisfies the statutory secure detention criteria. This is particularly the case given his prior juvenile adjudications and the seriousness of the offense for which he has been arrested.
During the second day after arrest, Xander will attend a detention hearing and it is…
References
Kupchik, A. (2006). Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts. New York: NYU Press.
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (2012). Juvenile Justice Process. Retrieved from: http://www.djj.state.fl.us/youth-families/juvenile-justice-process
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