Juvenile Prosecution
Watch this month's Dialogue:Denver DA
There is some aspect of our criminal justice system in the news every day but you don’t often hear about: juvenile prosecution. What happens to kids under 18 charged with a crime? Chief Deputy DA Curt Alfrey joins DA Mitch Morrissey to talk about what happens when kids are criminals.
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State supported residential services for delinquent children in Colorado date back to the late 19th century.
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The Division of Youth Corrections operates under the Colorado Department of Human Services (not the prison system).
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There are 11 state facilities serving juveniles through the Division of Youth Corrections.
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There were more than 6,000 new juvenile probation cases in fiscal year 2007.
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Most juveniles on probation serve between 7 and 18 months
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Denver’s facility for juveniles is the Gilliam Youth Center, a locked facility located at 28th and Downing in Denver.
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When a case involves allegations of an extremely serious nature, and the juvenile is 14 years old or older, the District Attorney may consider directly filing charges against the juvenile as an adult into District Court.
True or False – With 75 attorneys (and 125 staff members), the Denver DA’s Office handled how many misdemeanor and felony cases last year?
A. 4,000 B. 14,000 C. 24,000
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C. 24,000 It was a record year with 18,000+ misdemeanor cases and more than 6,000 felony cases.