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Results for juvenile offenders (missouri, u.s.)
1 results foundAuthor: Scali, Mary Ann Title: Missouri: Justice Rationed: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Juvenile Delinquency Court Summary: While Missouri stands out for its innovation in providing small, regionalized juvenile corrections programs, an effective juvenile justice system is not built solely upon the corrections options available to youth after they have navigated their way through a complex legal process. An effective juvenile justice system must encompass the foundational elements of fundamental fairness and due process. The system must include legal advocacy and zealous representation by competent and well-trained attorneys who uphold the rights of children at all critical stages. The 1967 United States Supreme Court decision In re Gault extended the principles of due process to delinquency proceedings.1 It held that accused youth facing the awesome prospect of incarceration have the right to counsel.2 Due process is violated when children’s legal interests are not protected. This assessment is designed to provide policy makers and juvenile defense leaders with relevant baseline information about whether youth have timely and meaningful access to qualified counsel in delinquency proceedings, identify systemic barriers to quality representation, highlight best practices, and provide recommendations and implementation strategies for improving Missouri’s juvenile indigent defense delivery system. The report begins with a summary of the evolution of due process and the right to counsel for youth in delinquency proceedings. It then provides an overview of this right as it pertains to youth in Missouri, and gives a snapshot of the state’s judicial system, the juvenile justice system, and the indigent defense system. A synopsis of Missouri juvenile law and the various stages of delinquency proceedings are then described to facilitate an understanding of how youth navigate through the system. Details: Washington, DC: National Juvenile Defender Center, 2013. 60p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 4, 2013 at: http://www.njdc.info/pdf/Missouri_Assessement.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.njdc.info/pdf/Missouri_Assessement.pdf Shelf Number: 128256 Keywords: Juvenile CourtJuvenile Indigent Defense SystemsJuvenile Justice SystemsJuvenile Offenders (Missouri, U.S.)Public Defenders |