Interested Adult Test; Totality of Circumstances Test

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11/06/03

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This article excerpts and highlights both the Interested Adult Test and the Totality of the Circumstances Test, as applied to the Lee Boyd Malvo case. These two tests are the most common tests used to test the validity of a juvenile’s waiver of his or her Miranda rights.

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02/23/24

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Enhanced Resource Guidelines Implementation Evaluation …

With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) developed the Implementation Sites Project to assist juvenile and family courts to integrate…

02/12/24

How Your Court Can Address Child Sexual Exploitation

Juvenile justice system professionals are often unaware of or misinterpret the circumstances of commercially sexually exploited youths. As a result, many victims of sexual exploitation are criminalized instead of being diverted to appropriate resources and…

01/04/24

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A Template Guide to Develop a Memorandum of Understan…

The technical assistance brief, A Template Guide to Develop a Memorandum of Understanding Between a Military Installation and a Court, is a tool for courts and military installations to utilize to enter into agreements that may…