Juvenile Court Workgroup
Juvenile Court Workgroup
Maylyn M. Leon
MACJ 512
Seminar in Court System
Dr. Caroline Dennis
December 16, 2014
Juvenile Court Workgroup The courtroom workgroup of juvenile court is very similarly composed as one of adult’s court (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). Inside the juvenile court you can find the prosecutor, the defense attorney and the judge and sometimes judges have the hearing officers as aid (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). We can see much equality between the courts however the tasks between the adult courts and the juvenile courts are handled differently. As an example the juvenile court members such as the lawyers and judges use the expert advice of professional that are non-lawyers to help assess the family historical background as well as the youth that is being examined in the court (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). Juvenile courts use professionals such as social workers, psychologist, and counselors since they mostly deal with young adolescents who require such specialist to help them assess their problems and advice on a proper treatment plan rather than simply dropping them to jail with other criminals who would most likely bring the worst of themselves. Each of these individuals has a special and specific task inside the juvenile court all-important and relevant to make the case. According to Neubauer and Fradella (2014) we know the Judges are the highest authority in any court. Generally the judges of the juvenile court just like judges in any other court are the highest authority. They take care of solving all the matters that are left opened in the case by the prosecution and or the defense attorney. Moreover, judges in the juvenile court sometimes might have the aid of hearing officers, typically attorneys who are selected by the court to hear juvenile cases. After hearing this cases they make recommendations to the judge about the case (Fradella and Neubauer, 2014). This individuals are placed there by the court with
Maylyn M. Leon
MACJ 512
Seminar in Court System
Dr. Caroline Dennis
December 16, 2014
Juvenile Court Workgroup The courtroom workgroup of juvenile court is very similarly composed as one of adult’s court (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). Inside the juvenile court you can find the prosecutor, the defense attorney and the judge and sometimes judges have the hearing officers as aid (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). We can see much equality between the courts however the tasks between the adult courts and the juvenile courts are handled differently. As an example the juvenile court members such as the lawyers and judges use the expert advice of professional that are non-lawyers to help assess the family historical background as well as the youth that is being examined in the court (Neubauer and Fradella, 2014). Juvenile courts use professionals such as social workers, psychologist, and counselors since they mostly deal with young adolescents who require such specialist to help them assess their problems and advice on a proper treatment plan rather than simply dropping them to jail with other criminals who would most likely bring the worst of themselves. Each of these individuals has a special and specific task inside the juvenile court all-important and relevant to make the case. According to Neubauer and Fradella (2014) we know the Judges are the highest authority in any court. Generally the judges of the juvenile court just like judges in any other court are the highest authority. They take care of solving all the matters that are left opened in the case by the prosecution and or the defense attorney. Moreover, judges in the juvenile court sometimes might have the aid of hearing officers, typically attorneys who are selected by the court to hear juvenile cases. After hearing this cases they make recommendations to the judge about the case (Fradella and Neubauer, 2014). This individuals are placed there by the court with