Steps in the Juvenile Justice Process 1. Intake or custody
- "Miranda Rights" administered
Parents/guardians notified
- Release or detained
2. Informal Hearing
Must be within 48 hours of custody
- Must be notified of charges, offered opportunity to an attorney
- Judge decides whether youth is to be released or detained
3. Adjudicatory Hearing
- Must be ten days or less for detained youth, 60 days or less for released youth
- Evidence is presented by both sides before a judge (no jury)
- Judge decide guilt or innocence
4. Dispositional Hearing
Based on the chart above, what would happen in a "dispositional hearing"?
The Judge would decide on the punishment if found guilty after character testimony.
O The Judge would decide if the convicted juvenile deserves a retrial on the charges.
The Judge would determine if the juvenile's arrest was made according to law.
O The Judge would send the case to Superior Court.