Transfer of Cases Between Juvenile and Criminal Courts

Abstract

The oft debated issue of the upper age level for juvenile court jurisdiction over delinquents is presented most sharply in relation to the sixteen- to eighteen-year-old group. The Stand ard Juvenile Court Act recognizes the fact that this age group is astride the line between child and adult. Accordingly it sets up a flexible procedure by which cases of delinquents in this age group may be heard in either the juvenile or the criminal court.