The purpose of Module 6: The Juvenile Court, is to provide a basic overview of the U.S. Supreme Court cases that have impacted juvenile's constitutional rights, explain the processes and procedures within the juvenile court system, explore the court actors who have contact with the juvenile in the court system, describe dispositional alternatives for juveniles, and review the court process specific to the state of Florida.

Throughout this module, you will read Chapter 6 in the textbook, listen and take notes on a narrated PowerPoint lecture, review how to read an academic journal article, read a journal article, and watch four media examples that portray "real world scenarios" of concepts discussed in the textbook and narrated lecture.

By the end of this module, you should be able to complete the below learning objectives:

Describe the U.S. Supreme Court cases that have impacted juvenile's constitutional rights
Classify different court actors who may have contact with the juvenile in the court system
Construct a model of the intake process in Florida
Describe an adjudicatory hearing and disposition hearing within the juvenile court system
Classify different dispositional alternatives for juveniles
Explain status offenders and their contact with the juvenile court
Construct a model of the juvenile court process in Florida