Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency Case Studies Workbook

Designed as supplemental material for juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice courses, Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency: Case Studies Workbook fills a void in current textbooks. This workbook 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. The case scenarios range from cases at the juvenile court intake level all the way to cases in which students must decide whether a young person should be waived into the criminal system to be tried as an adult. The book allows students to compare their choices with those of the actual judge or referee, and also gives information as to the outcome for the young person after the court’s decision. This information helps students gauge the soundness of their own decisions based on the impacts of the actual decision reached by the judge or referee. Each chapter also contains statistics, facts, court decisions, and information about policies that enable a better understanding of the juvenile justice system. This workbook provides a unique opportunity for students to experience what it is like to face decisions in the juvenile court system. By engaging with the information and cases laid out in a more hands-on manner than offered in typical related textbooks, students will gain a greater appreciation for the decisions juvenile court judges and referees have to make on a daily basis.

JUVENILE COURTS AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMInvention of the Juvenile CourtChancery CourtsParens PatriaeJuvenile Justice in the United StatesAn Age of ReformThe Child SaversFor Further ConsiderationThe Juvenile Justice ProcessFor Further ConsiderationJUVENILE COURT HEARINGSScope of the Juvenile Justice SystemWho Is a Juvenile?Who Is a Juvenile Delinquent?Juvenile OffendersJurisdiction over ParentsFor Further ConsiderationWhat Rights Do Juveniles Have in the Juvenile Court?Fundamental Rights during Juvenile ProceedingsFor Further ConsiderationWho Are the Players in Juvenile Court Hearings?The JudgeThe RefereeThe ProsecutorThe Defense AttorneyThe Juvenile DefendantThe ParentsThe Probation Officer or Court CaseworkerThe Key PlayersFor Further ConsiderationThe First Step: Intake HearingsAssessmentConsent DecreesA Juvenile’s Legal Rights at IntakeFor Further ConsiderationYOU MAKE THE CALL IN JUVENILE COURT HEARINGSDecisions at IntakeIntroducing the Intake RefereeThe Options Available to the Intake RefereeThe "Consent Docket"You Make the Call in These Intake Hearing CasesFor Further ConsiderationInitial HearingsThe Initial HearingJuvenile DetentionThe Options Available to the Judge or Referee in a Preliminary HearingYou Make the Call in These Preliminary Hearing CasesFor Further ConsiderationAdjudication HearingsHearings Following the Initial HearingThe Adjudication HearingThe Options Available to the Judge or Referee in an Adjudication HearingYou Make the Call in These Adjudication Hearing CasesFor Further ConsiderationDisposition HearingsThe Disposition HearingBifurcated CourtsWhat Is Determined during a Disposition Hearing?The Options Available to the Judge or Referee in a Disposition HearingYou Make the Call in These Disposition Hearing CasesLearning More About DispositionsFor Further ConsiderationTRANSFERRING JUVENILES TO ADULT COURTS: YOU MAKE THE CALL IN WAIVER HEARINGSWaiver HearingsWaiver Hearings for JuvenilesThe Purpose of Waiver to an Adult CourtYou Make the Call in These Waiver Hearing CasesIs It Better for the Juvenile to Be Adjudicated in a Juvenile Court or Be Waived for a Trial to an Adult Court?For Further ConsiderationSentences after a Waiver HearingSentencing of JuvenilesSupreme Court DecisionsSentencingBlended SentencesSentencing OptionsYou Make the Call in These Sentencing Cases Where a Juvenile Has Been Waived to an Adult Criminal CourtFor Further ConsiderationYOU MAKE THE CALL IN OTHER KINDS OF JUVENILE COURT HEARINGSViolation of Probation HearingsViolation of ProbationYou Make the Call in These Probation Violation Hearing CasesFor Further ConsiderationNeglect and Abuse HearingsChild Abuse and Child NeglectYou Make the Call in These Neglect and Abuse CasesFor Further ConsiderationReview HearingsReview HearingsYou Make the Call in These Review Hearing CasesFor Further ConsiderationDrug CourtsYou Make the Call in These Juvenile Drug Cases Where a Juvenile Has Been Referred to the Drug CourtFor Further ConsiderationAPPEALS AND THE LAST WORDAppeals of Juvenile Court CasesHabeas CorpusFor Further ConsiderationWrapping It Up

James Windell, MA, has been a juvenile court psychologist, an author, a newspaper columnist, an editor, and a criminal justice college instructor. He worked in the juvenile justice system for over 35 years. Most recently, he was a psychologist in the Oakland County Circuit Court’s Family Division in Oakland County, Michigan, doing group therapy with delinquents. He developed a group training program for parents of delinquents, which won a national award. Since 2000, he has been an adjunct instructor in the Criminal Justice Department at Wayne State University in Detroit. Since September 2013, he has been a lecturer in criminal justice at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He teaches juvenile justice classes at both universities. He has written more than 25 books, including The Student’s Guide to Writing a Criminal Justice Research Paper, The American Criminal Justice System, and Looking Back in Crime. Nicole Bain has worked in the juvenile court and circuit court setting for over 24 years. She is currently a juvenile court probation officer and has worked previously as a juvenile diversion coordinator, victim’s advocate, and paralegal for a prosecuting attorney’s office. She has managed caseloads of juvenile delinquents, conducted training and informative workshops for teen volunteers regarding the juvenile court and diversion programs, and counseled families and children through court processes and testifying. She has maintained working relationships among the court bench, as well as with professionals in local mental health agencies and with agents from various statewide juvenile residential programs. She has also lectured in college classes regarding the juvenile justice system, delinquency, restorative justice, and the work of probation officers.