Compare and contrast the differences between the juvenile and adult court procee

A. Focus on criminality.
J.  Focus on delinquency and a special category of “status offenses”.
A. Comprehensive rights against unreasonable searches of person, home, and possessions.
J.  Limited rights against unreasonable searches.
A.  A right against self-incrimination; a knowing waiver is possible.
J.  A right against self-incrimination; waivers are questionable.
A.  Assumed innocent until proven guilty.
J.  Guilt and innocence are not primary issues; the system focuses on the interests of the child.
A.  Adversarial setting.
J.  Helping context.
A.  Arrest warrants form the basis for most arrests.
J.  Petitions or complaints legitimize apprehension.
A. Right to an attorney.
J.  Right to an attorney.
A.  Public trial.
J.  Closed hearing; no right to a jury trial.
A.  System goals are punishment and reformation.
J.  System goals are protection and treatment.
A.  No right to treatment.
J.  Specific right to treatment.
A.  Possibility of bail or release on recognizance.
J.  Release into parental custody.
A.  Public record of trial and judgment.
 J.  Sealed records; sometimes destroyed by a specified age
A.  Possible incarceration in adult correctional facility.
J.  Separate facilities at all levels.