PGCC Juvenile Delinquency & in Re Gault Legal Brief Papers

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Discussion 2: Referencing what you have learned about juvenile waiver from both the text and from your reading of Kent v US, what are the presumed benefits and problems of transferring youths from the juvenile justice system to the adult system?  Take a stance for or against the use of waiving juvenile offenders into the adult system.  Justify your stance with factual information.

Be sure to address all questions presented in the main prompt.  Your response to the main question should be no less than two double spaced pages, written using an introduction, body, conclusion, proper spelling, English, grammar, and you should reference and cite the text where you present factual information.

Assignment 2: In Re Gault was a landmark case in the extension of juvenile justice rights.  Please read In Re Gault and provide a legal brief on this case.  A legal brief requires the following: the case title, statement of the issue of the case, the details of the case background, and the way in which the court ruled, with an explanation supporting that ruling.  Two pages are required in APA format to include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page. 

At the conclusion of your legal brief, provide a discussion on what rights were provided as a result of Jerry Gault’s case, and what injustices that would be suffered by juvenile offenders, were these rights NOT to have been extended to them through this important ruling.

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Assignment 2: In Re Gault Legal Brief

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Assignment 2: In Re Gault Legal Brief
Case Title: In re Gault 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
Issue:
The United States Supreme Court agreed to listen to Gault's case and decide if the legal
actions followed due process when considering Gault’s incarceration.
Procedural History
The case started in Arizona Superior Court, moved to Arizona Supreme Court, and later to
the Supreme Court in the U.S. Superior courts decided that Gault should be detained in the
Children’s Detention Home until attaining 21 years. Arizona...


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