You are a juvenile probation officer attempting to decide what to do about a court referral before you in order to make recommendations to a judge. You have a number of options: (1) Should a case be dismissed? (2) Should a case be diverted to another program? (3) Should a case be adjudicated? If so, should a case be adjudicated within the juvenile justice system or should the case be waived to adult court?
• Choose ONE case (Case A or Case B)
• Apply what you learned in the chapter and respond in detail as to what you would do in the scenario, and most importantly, WHY.
• Additionally, be sure to identify and define two concepts within Chapter 13 that relate to the type of decision you are being asked to make.
More specifics: • Include your name and Case Study 5 in the upper left-hand corner of your assignment
• Your paper should be roughly 2 pages double-spaced, 1-inch margins and appropriate font size
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Case A Brian is a 13-year-old male who has come to the attention of a court for an offense of vandalism. He and a friend “tagged” a school building with graffiti and broke several windows in the school gymnasium. The school principal estimated the total damage and cleanup costs to be approximately $1,300. Brian resides with both natural parents and two younger siblings. The family income is $65,000 annually. Brian admits to the offense but refuses to identify his co- offender. The family has agreed to pay complete restitution. Brian has no prior juvenile record, although he has been disciplined several times in school in the past year for minor violations of school rules. His grades, which were formerly A’s and B’s, have fallen off to C’s and D’s.
Case B Quint is a 17-year-old male who has been referred to a court for aggravated robbery. He is accused of robbing a convenience store and assaulting the clerk. He is a high school dropout with a lengthy history of arrests including robbery, burglary, car theft, and larceny. Quint was adjudicated delinquent for burglary 10 months before the current offense and placed on probation. His probation officer reports that he has been uncooperative and hostile toward supervision. He lives off and on with his mother and three younger siblings. His mother reports that she has little control over his behavior and that he spends many nights away from home. She suspects that he is using drugs.
