16 Jun Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
LECTURE
This is the Georgia that establishes jurisdiction of juvenile courts.
15-11-10. Exclusive original jurisdiction
Except as provided in Code Section 15-11-560, the juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over juvenile matters and shall be the sole court for initiating action:
(1) Concerning any child who:
(A) Is alleged to be a delinquent child;
(B) Is alleged to be a child in need of services;
(C) Is alleged to be a dependent child;
(D) Is alleged to be in need of treatment or commitment as a mentally ill or developmentally disabled child;
(E) Is alleged to have committed a juvenile traffic offense as defined in Code Section 15-11-630;
(F) Has been placed under the supervision of the court or on probation to the court; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall be for the purpose of completing, effectuating, and enforcing such supervision or a probation begun prior to such child’s seventeenth birthday;
(G) Has remained in foster care after such child’s eighteenth birthday or who is receiving independent living services from DFCS after such child’s eighteenth birthday; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall be for the purpose of reviewing the status of such child and the services being provided to such child as a result of such child’s independent living plan or status as a child in foster care; or
(H) Requires a comprehensive services plan in accordance with Code Section 15-11-658; or
(2) Involving any proceedings:
(A) For obtaining judicial consent to the marriage, employment, or enlistment in the armed services of any child if such consent is required by law;
(B) For permanent guardianship brought pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter;
(C) Under Code Section 39-3-2, the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, or any comparable law, enacted or adopted in this state;
(D) For the termination of the legal parent-child relationship and the rights of the biological father who is not the legal father of the child in accordance with Article 2 of this chapter; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall not affect the superior court’s exclusive jurisdiction to terminate the legal parent-child relationship as set forth in Chapters 6 through 9 of Title 19;
(E) For emancipation brought pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of this chapter;
(F) Under Article 8 of this chapter, relating to prior notice to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian relative to an unemancipated minor’s decision to seek an abortion; or
(G) Brought by a local board of education pursuant to Code Section 20-2-766.1, relating to court orders requiring that a parent, guardian, or legal custodian attend a conference or participate in programs or treatment to improve a student’s behavior.
Go to the following link and study the case flow diagram and read the explanation. The information is relevant for the next chapter also. http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/structure_process/case.html
ASSIGNMENT
A careful reading of the laws presented above provides information that juvenile courts deal with deprived or neglected children as well as those that commit offenses. Should juvenile court be responsible for intervening in the lives of infants and children who have not committed offenses but are deprived? Explain your reasoning.
Our website has a team of professional writers who can help you write any of your homework. They will write your papers from scratch. We also have a team of editors just to make sure all papers are of HIGH QUALITY & PLAGIARISM FREE. To make an Order you only need to click Ask A Question and we will direct you to our Order Page at WriteDemy. Then fill Our Order Form with all your assignment instructions. Select your deadline and pay for your paper. You will get it few hours before your set deadline.
Fill in all the assignment paper details that are required in the order form with the standard information being the page count, deadline, academic level and type of paper. It is advisable to have this information at hand so that you can quickly fill in the necessary information needed in the form for the essay writer to be immediately assigned to your writing project. Make payment for the custom essay order to enable us to assign a suitable writer to your order. Payments are made through Paypal on a secured billing page. Finally, sit back and relax.
About Writedemy
We are a professional paper writing website. If you have searched a question and bumped into our website just know you are in the right place to get help in your coursework. We offer HIGH QUALITY & PLAGIARISM FREE Papers.
How It Works
To make an Order you only need to click on “Order Now” and we will direct you to our Order Page. Fill Our Order Form with all your assignment instructions. Select your deadline and pay for your paper. You will get it few hours before your set deadline.
Are there Discounts?
All new clients are eligible for 20% off in their first Order. Our payment method is safe and secure.