Joquine Is 16 Years Old and Has Two Prior Arrests

question 74

Multiple Choice

Joquine is 16 years old and has two prior arrests on his record. He has a history of drug abuse and has been in and out of counseling and diversion programs since he was 14. He has a stable home life, involved parents, attends school, and seems to be well engaged in community activities when he is not hanging out with a couple of the neighborhood troublemaker kids.
-While in detention, Joquine makes a weapon out of a piece of his bunk bed frame and gets into an altercation with another boy who ends up in the hospital with multiple stab wounds. The judge has decided that the juvenile system can no longer help Joquine. What are the choices of the judge

• A)Judicial waiver
• B)Direct file waiver
• C)Sentence him to prison
• D)Involuntary commitment

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