Juvenile Justice Process and Correction
Juvenile Justice Process and Correction
Keith Betts
CJA/374
September 30, 2012
Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life, who is a known gang member, and has
been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man
has been involved in various crimes, such as purse snatching, breaking and entering, and drug
possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year in a juvenile correctional facility as
well as probation on several occasions.
The juvenile offender also pled guilty in a court of law, regarding his possession of a
concealed weapon. The case study discussed the scenario of which the individual is a repeat
offender, committing crime after crime, after he has received numerous opportunities to correct
his behavior. However, the case study does not reflect the steps the offender followed after he
was arrested for the crimes committed.
Once the offender entered the juvenile-justice system through the arrest, he will go through
the intake process, detention, adjudication, disposition, and aftercare (Norris & Callahan, 2012).
In the state of Illinois, the intake process involves the prosecutor, or the court deciding whether to
file the case in the juvenile court. The prosecution will review factors, such as the evidence of the
offense, the seriousness of the offense, the previous criminal and court history of the offender,
and the success rate of the rehabilitation tactics with the juvenile (Norris & Callahan, 2012).
Furthermore, during the intake process the prosecution may determine to handle the case as a
formal or informal hearing, depending on the crime committed. The informal disposition would
involve the juvenile agreeing to certain terms and conditions for a specific period of time. In
addition to the verbal acknowledgement, the
Keith Betts
CJA/374
September 30, 2012
Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life, who is a known gang member, and has
been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man
has been involved in various crimes, such as purse snatching, breaking and entering, and drug
possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year in a juvenile correctional facility as
well as probation on several occasions.
The juvenile offender also pled guilty in a court of law, regarding his possession of a
concealed weapon. The case study discussed the scenario of which the individual is a repeat
offender, committing crime after crime, after he has received numerous opportunities to correct
his behavior. However, the case study does not reflect the steps the offender followed after he
was arrested for the crimes committed.
Once the offender entered the juvenile-justice system through the arrest, he will go through
the intake process, detention, adjudication, disposition, and aftercare (Norris & Callahan, 2012).
In the state of Illinois, the intake process involves the prosecutor, or the court deciding whether to
file the case in the juvenile court. The prosecution will review factors, such as the evidence of the
offense, the seriousness of the offense, the previous criminal and court history of the offender,
and the success rate of the rehabilitation tactics with the juvenile (Norris & Callahan, 2012).
Furthermore, during the intake process the prosecution may determine to handle the case as a
formal or informal hearing, depending on the crime committed. The informal disposition would
involve the juvenile agreeing to certain terms and conditions for a specific period of time. In
addition to the verbal acknowledgement, the