Juvenile justice system in Georgia- FAQs - Vic Hawk

Juvenile justice system in Georgia- FAQs
The juvenile law criminal process is different from that of adults. Juveniles are generally charged with being a delinquent or engaging in delinquent behavior instead of being charged with a specific offence. The proceeding is brought before a juvenile court judge who sentences the juvenile with the objective to rehabilitate the juvenile. A special court called the Juvenile Court is designated to handle juvenile delinquency cases and dependency cases. Delinquency cases involve charges of criminal law violations against a minor. Dependency cases concern allegations of child abuse or neglect against the parents or guardian of a minor. Juvenile cases can be transferred into adult courts if the juvenile court relinquishes its jurisdiction. This is done to deny some offenders the rights and protections that have evolved in juvenile law. All statesprovide for some type of waiver mechanism, and most set a lower age limit (13 and 14 in a handful of states; 17 and 18 in most). Kent v. U.S. (1966) has become the settled law on how to properly conduct waivers.
Different laws apply to juveniles. They don't have the right to a trial by jury. If a juvenile is accused of committing a very serious offense, such as murder or rape, the District Attorney, with the judge's permission, may decide to try the offender as an adult. The minimum age for a juvenile to be tried as an adult is differs from state to state, but can be as less as thirteen. A large majority of states (about 35) permit the execution of juveniles regardless of age.
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