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Compare and contrast the similarities between the juvenile and adult systems.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Similarities:
 Police officers, judges, and correctional personnel use discretion in decision making in both the adult and the juvenile systems.
 The right to receive Miranda warnings applies to juveniles as well as to adults.
 Juveniles and adults are protected from prejudicial lineups or other identification procedures.
 Similar procedural safeguards protect juveniles and adults when they make an admission of guilt.
 Prosecutors and defense attorneys play equally critical roles in juvenile and adult advocacy.
 Juveniles and adults have the right to counsel at most key stages of the court process.
 Pretrial motions are available in juvenile and criminal court proceedings.
 Negotiations and plea bargaining exist for juvenile and adult offenders.
 Juveniles and adults have a right to a hearing and an appeal.
 The standard of evidence in juvenile delinquency adjudications, as in adult criminal trials, is proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
 Juveniles and adults can be placed on probation by the court.
 Both juveniles and adults can be placed in pretrial detention facilities.
 Juveniles and adults can be kept in detention without bail if they are considered dangerous.
 After trial, both can be placed in community treatment programs.
 Juveniles and adults can be required to undergo drug testing.
 Boot camp correctional facilities are now being used for both juveniles and adults.

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