Arguments In Juvenile Court Cases

When reviewing the mechanisms that are utilized to transfer juveniles from the juvenile court to criminal court, I would look at what means would best serve the juvenile. The three most commonly used mechanisms are the juvenile wavier, prosecutorial wavier, and legislative wavier (Elrod & Ryder, 2014). Based upon my research, I would favor the judicial wavier. The results of a juvenile being transferred into adult court can have some negative consequences on a juvenile. A juvenile court usually focuses on rehabilitation of the accused juvenile; however, the adult court will focus more on punishment ("Juvenile").

This is where I feel that the judicial wavier would benefit the juvenile more. Therefore, this method utilizes four elements