Procedural Safeguard Case Study

a. A Procedural safeguard under Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is that a parents or guardians should be present during the interview, and proceedings. I believe that this is a very good safeguard to use with Juveniles. I believe this is a good safeguard because as a child one might not fully understand what is happening. With the safeguard in place the juvenile’s parents are now involved and they may have more of an understanding of what is happening. In the case of Grant Gault, it looks as if the court did not inform them of this right and proceeded anyway. Another reason it is a good idea to involve the parents is because the court wants to make sure the confessions are trustworthy. Sometime Juveniles might be intimidated
by the officer with their parents they might be more willing to tell the truth.