Juvenile Justice System ---Guided Notes

Definition of Juvenile

A “child” is someone under the age of ____ and under the age of ______if that person has committed a delinquent act and is under the supervision of the court.

Delinquent Behavior:

Includes: 1.) Engaging in a ______act

2.) Disobeying the terms of ______or court supervision

3.) Failing to appear on a citation for underage possession of ______.

Unruly Behavior/Status Offenses:

  • Truancy (______school)
  • Habitual disobedience to parent (______child)
  • Running away
  • Loitering midnight to 5:00 a.m. (______)
  • Disobeying supervision terms after a previous finding of unruly
  • Going to a bar without a parent
  • Underage possession of ______and ______.

Status Offenses:

  • The unruly behaviors we listed can only be committed by a ______or minor.
  • Status offenses cannot be committed by an ______.
  • These behaviors or offenses can by against the child’s ______, school or the ______.

Jurisdiction

  • If a juvenile commits a delinquent act or status offense at school and/or on school ______, they can be charged by law enforcement.
  • This includes County and/or City police departments, or any other law enforcement agency.
  • This is a separate from any action taken by the ______personnel or administration.

Superior Court

  • Superior Court in our jurisdiction of Cobb County only hears trials of ______crimes.
  • Felony crimes are those crimes that are more serious than misdemeanors. (misdemeanors = ___ year in jail and a $______fine).
  • Many felony crimes have mandatory prison sentences.
  • Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the trial of any child between the ages of _____ and _____ who commits one of the “Seven Deadly Sins.”
  • This means a child between 13 and 17 years old will be treated and tried as an ______in Superior Court if they commit one of these crimes.

Seven Deadly Sins

  1. Murder (OCGA 16-5-1)
  • Causes ______of another human being
  • Unlawfully and with malice and aforethought, either express or implied
  • Punishable by ______or by ______imprisonment.
  1. Voluntary manslaughter (OCGA 16-5-2)
  • Causes the ______of another human being.
  • Solely as a result of sudden, violent, and irresistible passion.
  • Punishable by imprisonment or not less than ___ year, nor more than _____ years.
  1. Rape (OCGA 16-6-1)
  • A male has carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her ______.
  • With a female who is less than _____ years of age
  • Punishable by ______, life imprisonment, or by a split sentence of _____ years to life imprisonment followed by probation for LIFE.
  1. Aggravated Sodomy (OCGA16-6-2 (2)
  • Commits sodomy with force against the will of the other person, OR
  • With a person who is less than _____ years of age.
  • Punishable by life imprisonment or by a split sentence of ______years to life imprisonment followed by probation for life.
  1. Aggravated Child Molestation ( OCGA 16-6-4 (c)
  • Commits child molestation in which the act physically injures the child, or
  • Involves an act of ______.
  • Punishable by life imprisonment or by a split sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment followed by probation for ______.
  1. Aggravated Sexual Battery (OCGA 15-2-22.2)
  • Intentionally penetrates another’s sexual organ or anus with a foreign object
  • Is without the other’s ______.
  • Punishable by life imprisonment or by a split sentence of 25 years to life, followed by probation for life.
  1. Armed Robbery with a Firearm
  • Takes the property of another with the intent to commit a ______.
  • From person or immediate presence of another
  • Using a ______.
  • Punishable by ______or life imprisonment or by imprisonment of ______to ______years.

Steps of the Juvenile Justice Process

  1. When the juvenile commits a delinquent act (criminal offense) or engages in unruly behavior; the reporting process begins with a ______report and ______.

The incident or offense may be reported by means of a parent, ______, neighbor, passerby, or an anonymous complaint. The reporting and investigative process is the same regardless of the complaining party!

  1. After the law enforcement officer completes his/her investigation and report, and then determines that ______cause exists and that a juvenile did commit a delinquent act; ______may be brought against the child. Charges will be placed on a Juvenile Complaint Form (JCF). The JCF is the equivalent of a ______for an adult offender.
  1. A law enforcement officer may ______or interrogate a juvenile with or without their ______consent! If the juvenile is in custody at the time of questioning, the juvenile may be read his/her ______warnings. A juvenile can wave their rights without parent consent.
  1. When a child is charged with a delinquent act on a JCF, they are ______automatically taken to a Youth Detention Center (YDC). A juvenile should be detained when it is necessary to protect the person or property of another or the child; the child may abscond ; or there is no parent, guardian or other person to ______for the child.
  1. If the juvenile needs to be detained at a YDC, the arresting ______must make contact with the juvenile intake officer who will approve the detention. After the detention is approved, the child is ______in a local YDC, and then must appear before a Juvenile Court ______for a hearing. The detention hearing is usually held the _____ business day and will determine if the child will remain in detention (custody) or will be released to a ______.
  1. If a child commits one of the seven deadly sins, that juvenile is taken to the ______detention center for booking and processing. All adult offenders are cleared from the area during the time the juvenile is being processed. The juvenile is then placed in the appropriate detention facility for their ______and delinquent act.
  1. Juvenile offenders are most often released to their ______after they have been charged to await their first court appearance. This means they are eligible to attend ______and maintain a normal routine until their case is heard in Juvenile Court. If the charges are ______level acts, the child can still be released to the parent, but are required to submit ______and be ______prior to their court date.

Consequences

  • Release to ______
  • Essays and or ______of apology
  • Mediation
  • Probation
  • ______day short term sentence
  • Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Restrictive custody or ______arrest

What happens next????

  • Upon turning ______years of age, a juvenile’s criminal record may be ______or sealed by the court.
  • This is ______automatic, because a Juvenile Court can maintain jurisdiction over offenders until they reach ______years of age under certain circumstances.
  • Those juvenile offenders charges with ______of the Seven Deadly Sins are supervised by Superior Cour until their sentence is complete.