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jenna1

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Explain the role of the juvenile probation officer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Compare and contrast the juvenile system and the adult system.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Juvenile probation officers provide direct counseling and casework services. They also interview and collect social service data on their clients and make diagnostic recommendations. Probation officers maintain working relationships with law enforcement agencies and use community resources and services. Probation officers write social investigation reports and provide specialized services to offenders. They are also in charge of making decisions about the revocation of probation and its termination.

Answer to Question 2

There are many similarities between the juvenile and adult system. In both systems, police officers use discretion. Juvenile and adult offenders receive constitutional rights at the time of arrest, and both can be placed in pretrial facilities. The juvenile and adult courts use proof beyond a reasonable doubt as the standard of evidence, and both can plea bargain their charges. There are also differences between the two systems. Juveniles can be arrested for acts that would not be criminal if they were adults. Age determines the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and does not affect the jurisdiction of the adult court. Juvenile proceedings are more informal, while adult proceedings are formal and open to the public. Juvenile courts cannot sentence juveniles to jail or prison. Only adult courts can issue such sentences.



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