Juvenile Rights to Due Process

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due process: all people have the right to be treated fairly in a legal procedure (14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution).

After 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who are accused of an offense for which they could be sent to an institution would be given the following rights

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1. Right to notice of charge                                                                                                                                                         
2. Right to Counsel                                                                                                                                                                      
3. Right to Confrontation and cross-examination                                                                                                                                         
4. Privilege against self-incrimination                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                             
   The courts have since added the following:
   
   
5. A transcript of the proceedings                                                                                                                                                  
6. An appellate review                                                                                                                                                                    

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