Page 3 - Juvenile Practice is not Child's Play
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Contents
Top Ten things to Keep in Mind as You Represent a Youth Client ..................................................................................................... 3
The Fair Defense Act and Its Implication for Youth Offenders ............................................................................................................ 6
The Investigation ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Interview ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Full Scale 6-Stage Interview ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Conducting Three-Stage Fact Interview .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Important Notes ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Concluding the Private Interview of the Client............................................................................................................................. 13
Discovery .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Witnesses .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Scene .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Clients with Mental Health Disorders ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Signs and Symptoms..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Current DSM V Disorders Diagnosed in Children and Adolescents .......................................................................................... 20
What to do if You Suspect Your Client May Have a Mental Health Disorder ......................................................................... 22
Evaluations and Evaluators ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Critical Phases and Aspects of Your Client’s Case ............................................................................................................................. 26
What Do You Need to Know About your Client (and What To Do About It) .............................................................................. 30
Developmental Disabilities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Hearings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Detention Hearings ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Pretrial Motions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Transfer Hearing ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Adjudication Hearing ................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Disposition Hearing...................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Modification of Disposition ...................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Appeal ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44
