Juvenile Court Hearings Usually Are Closed to the Public and the Media

question 27

Essay

Juvenile court hearings usually are closed to the public and the media. How is this different from adult court hearings? Are the policies of keeping juvenile court hearings closed beginning to change? If so, how?

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