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Accession Number
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PB2013-102930
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Title
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2009.
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Publication Date
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Oct 2012
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Media Count
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4p
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Personal Author
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B. Adams S. Addie
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Abstract
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All states have established an upper age of original jurisdiction for juvenile courts (age 15, 16, or 17, depending on the state). However, states also have various laws that allow juveniles younger than the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction to be tried as adults. There are three basic types of transfer laws. Concurrent jurisdiction laws allow prosecutors discretion on whether they file a case in juvenile or criminal court. Statutory exclusion laws grant criminal courts original jurisdiction over certain classes of cases involving juveniles. Judicial waiver laws authorize or require juvenile court judges to remove certain youth from juvenile court jurisdiction to be tried as adults in criminal court.
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Keywords
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Adults
Caseloads
Courts
Criminal justice
Judges
Judicial decisions
Jurisdiction
Juvenile delinquency
Juveniles
Prosecution
State laws
Statutes
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Source Agency
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Office of Justice Programs.
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NTIS Subject Category
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92C - Social Concerns
91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
43 - Problem Solving Information for State & Local Governments
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Corporate Author
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Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1307
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Contract Number
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N/A
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