Discuss how the legal rights of juveniles have impacted ...

[Arii_bell]

Discuss how the legal rights of juveniles have impacted police-juvenile relations. Be sure to discuss the significance of the landmark juvenile justice cases.
 
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Question 2

Discuss the various factors that influence discretionary practices used by police in regard to their handling of juvenile matters.
 
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[morrie123456]

Answer to Question 1

The answer should include the following points:

• search and seizure


• interrogation practices


• fingerprinting


• pretrial identification practices


• important U.S. Supreme Court cases on the police interrogation of juveniles


• Brown v. Mississippi


• Haley v. Ohio


• Miranda v. Arizona


• In re Gault


• Fare v. Michael C.


• Commonwealth v. Guyton


• State v. Lowery

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following points:
Individual Factors

• personality characteristics of the juvenile


• personality characteristics of the police officer


• interaction between the police officer and the juvenile

Sociocultural Factors

• citizen complaints


• gender of the juvenile


• race/ethnicity of the juvenile


• socioeconomic status of the juvenile


• influence of cultural norms in the community and values of the wider society on both juveniles and police officers


• external pressures in the community to arrest certain types of juvenile offenders

Organizational Factors

• nature of the offense


• departmental policy

[Arii_bell]

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[morrie123456]

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