Deliverable
Length: 3-4 pages
Imagine that you are an
attorney specializing in juvenile justice cases. You receive a phone call from
Mrs. Ingrim, whose 15-year old has been arrested for stealing a car, driving
without a license, and finally crashing the car into a storefront. Mrs. Ingrim
is distraught and concerned that her child will be held in the county jail and
abused. The maximum sentence that can be assessed is 6 years in prison to a
minimum of 200 hours of community service and 2 weeks in the county’s boot camp
program.
Please answer the following
questions. As you answer each question, you must provide support or evidence
that will enhance and empirically prove your answers. Academic criminal justice
articles or real-life criminal justice findings that are not found in journals
or other academic sources must be cited in supporting your answers. Please use
APA style for all cited sources, including your References page.
·
How will you respond to Mrs.
Ingrim? Provide a short narrative if necessary to demonstrate your approach
toward the client.
·
What are the steps in the
juvenile justice process that must be taken to defend Mrs. Ingrim’s teenager?
Provide the steps and how you would approach the situation to ensure that every
step is handled properly for this case.
·
What are some of the
differences between the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems? How are
the juvenile defendants handled differently from the adult defendants?
·
If you were the judge, how
would you judge and sentence this case, understanding that the 15-year old
committed the crime described?
NO
PLAGIARISM!!!!!! ALL WOR, REFERENCES, AND RESOURCES MUST BE DONE IN APA FORMAT
