Juvenile_Court_Systems_And_Reform

Juvenile Court Systems And Reform Juvenile Court Systems, and Reform There are many alterations in the juvenile court system that can effect juveniles all over the state of Texas. There are numerous cases that involve juveniles that are tried as adults. The requirements for being tried as an adult may vary with the courts judgment of the person in question. Juvenile courts in Texas are set up, or designed, by each counties juvenile board. To determine if a juvenile is a delinquent the court may look at many aspects of the juvenile’s life and habits. The juvenile courts not only effect the child or teenager but his parents or guardians as well. To understand the system it is necessary to research all aspects of the process. These juvenile courts and boards have power over children between the ages of ten and sixteen. They may have jurisdiction over adolescents of the age seventeen if the offense occurred prior to them turning seventeen. The judges of these juvenile courts may choose to dismiss the case, or he or she may decide on a more long-term confinement. For some serious cases, a Determinate Sentencing Law allows a juvenile to be sentenced to up juvenile, court, adult, texas, courts, child, 2003, tried, system, probation, justice, cases, adults, right, parents, june, whitten, sentenced, must, juveniles, criminal, county, children, 15, world, offenders, mason, january, felony, drug, december, committed, 2002, 1999