Court Structure, Defense Attorney Use, and Juvenile Court Decisions

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2276398
AutoresDavid P Aday (College of William and Mary, autor correspondente)
Ano1986
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas107-119
Data de publicação1986-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1986.tb00252.x
OpenAlexW2149889331
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas26

A typology of metropolitan juvenile courts suggests important variations in court structure and procedure. Data describing case characteristics and disposition decisions were drawn from two courts selected to represent “types” (“traditional” and “due process”) that are different in structure and procedure. Analyses reveal important differences in the uses of defense attorneys, in case outcomes, and in the variables that influence case decisions. Defense attorney use is more consequential and case decision making is more patterned and regular in the “due process” type court. The study suggests an explanation for contradictions of previous research on the determinants of juvenile court decisions and an interpretation for confusing findings on the consequences of using defense attorneys in juvenile court proceedings

Criminology · Defense attorney · Family court · Interpretation (philosophy) · Juvenile · Juvenile court · Juvenile delinquency · Political science · Sociology · Typology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Psychology