11. Transferring Children to Adult Criminal Court

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. If you only have five minutes. . . . xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. The Juvenile Justice Process
8. 1. Overview of Juvenile Court 7
9. 2. Interrogation: What the Police Don’t What You to Know 17
10. 3. Arrest 29
11. 4. The Detention Hearing: Will They Keep the Child in Custody until Trial? 37
12. 5. Pretrial Issues: What to Do between the Detention Hearing and the Trial 55
13. 6. Should the Child Take a Deal or Go to Trial? 69
14. 7. Will the Juvenile Record Go Away When the Child Becomes an Adult? 83
15. 8. Disposition Hearing (Sentencing): Asking the Court to Provide the Services the Child Needs 91
16. 9. How to Succeed on Probation 103
17. 10. When the Child Is Sent to Residential Placement 113
18. Part II: Important Issues and Special Populations
19. 11. Transferring Children to Adult Criminal Court 127
20. 12. School Search Issues 137
21. 13. When Children Get Suspended or Expelled: School Discipline Issues and Zero-Tolerance Policies 141
22. 14. Special Education Issues 145
23. 15. Does Race Matter? 151
24. 16. Children with Mental Health Issues 157
25. 17. Institutional Abuse: Is the Child in Danger? 169
26. 18. The Special Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth 175
27. 19. The Special Needs of Girls 179
28. 20. When the Child Is Charged with a Sexual Offense 191
29. Resources 203
30. Index 209