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JCS 2009

Direct File, Prosecutor Discretion, Prosecutorial Waiver (2001 Update)

Author:  Linda Szymanski
Year:  2002
Issue:  4
Pages:  1

This brief report, updated for 2001, highlights state variations in the use of direct file, prosecutor discretion and prosecutorial waiver, procedures used to remove juvenile offenders from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to the criminal court.

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