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Performance Standards for Indigent Defense in Juvenile Cases
South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense
South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense
Abstract
Juvenile delinquency proceedings in the South Carolina Family Court are fundamentally different than adult criminal cases. Judges are charged by the South Carolina Code of Laws with acting in the “best interests of the child,” this emphasis on the rehabilitation of the child contrasts with the more punitive model used by the adult criminal justice system. The standards listed in the document aim to provide guidance to appointed counsel in juvenile matters with particular emphasis on the distinctive requirements of the South Carolina juvenile justice system.
Issue Date
2013-07-01
Keywords
Juvenile justice, Administration of--South Carolina
Type
Text
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