NCJ Number
29690
Editor(s)
B STEAKLEY
Date Published
1975
Length
38 pages
Annotation
THIS PAMPHLET, DESIGNED TO AID PARENTS AND JUVENILES IN THE EVENT OF THE JUVENILE'S ARREST, OUTLINES THE WORKINGS OF THE KENTUCKY JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE RIGHTS AND DUITES OF PARENTS AND JUVENILES.
Abstract
AMONG THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED ARE ARREST OF THE JUVENILE, NOTIFICATION OF THE PARENTS, RELEASE FROM PRETRIAL CUSTODY, THE PRELIMINARY HEARING, THE DETENTION HEARING, THE ADJUDICATORY HEARING, AND THE DISPOSITIONAL HEARING. ALSO EXAMINED ARE PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT, APPEALS OF JUVENILE COURT DECISIONS, AND THE SEALING OF JUVENILE COURT RECORDS. FINALLY, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE EXPECTED TIME LIMITS IN JUVENILE COURT, DEFINES THE JUVENILE COURT JURISDICTION, AND EXAMINES THE QUESTION OF ADULT LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE JUVENILE'S ACTS.