Juvenile Court Judge Case

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If you were the juvenile court judge, how would you handle her case? Knowing that judges are bound by ethical laws would consider that I have to follow the guidelines whatever the case is (Rosa, 2014). There are many things to be considered in judging these cases. First, of all what was the reason for the police officer taken Mallory into custody (Siegel, Schmalleger & Worrall 2014). Maybe the police knew what was about to happen to Mallory's friend this was the only way he could save her from facing some hard charges. It would be easier to know what to do in this case but without something to go by it is hard to say what I would do. Knowing Mallory is a cheerleader, a good student and plans to go to college to work in the law fill would make

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