Title: National juvenile defense standards.
Authors: Puritz, Patricia.; Thurau, Lisa.; Goldberg, Samuel; National Juvenile Defender Center (U.S.)
Publisher: National Juvenile Defender Center : Models for Change,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Legal assistance to juvenile delinquents Standards United States.; Juvenile justice, Administration of Standards United States.; Juvenile courts Standards United States.; Defense (Criminal procedure) Standards United States.; Juvenile courts Standards; Juvenile justice, Administration of Standards; United States
Abstract: "User statement. The National Juvenile Defense Standards were promulgated to provide guidance, support, and direction to juvenile defense attorneys and other juvenile court stakeholders. The Standards are national in scope and in order to have full force and effect, must be used in concert with controlling constitutional, state, and local laws, rules, policies, and procedures"--P. [2] of cover.
Contents: Role of juvenile defense counsel -- Role of juvenile defense counsel in the attorney-client relationship -- Role of juvenile defense counsel from arrest to initial proceedings -- Role of juvenile defense counsel pre-trial -- Role of juvenile defense counsel at adjudicatory hearings and trials -- Role of juvenile defense counsel at disposition hearings -- Role of juvenile defense counsel after disposition -- Role of juvenile defense counsel when client faces risk of adult prosecution -- Supervisory standards -- Juvenile defender's role in addressing system deficiencies.