Procedural Requirements of the Juvenile Justice System When it comes to influencing the procedural requirements of the juvenile justice system, there are several notable cases that have had a significant influence. To understand the ramifications of such cases, it is helpful to have a clear understanding of the procedural requirements of this system from the outset. This is a very different system than the adult process that most people are at least somewhat familiar with. The first major procedural difference is that law enforcement detains juveniles instead of arresting them (Reichel, 2002). A petition is then filed establishing the juvenile court's jurisdiction over the minor and the related crime, after which a court appearance is scheduled and a notice is sent to the inmate's family (Reichel, 2002). . This is also the document used in juvenile court. Additionally, it should be noted that juveniles are not tried by a jury in juvenile court, which is a marked difference from that of the adult system (Butts & Mitchell, 2000). Rather, the judge listens to the evidence in question and makes a decision accordingly. From this moment on the judge will decide what to do. While the goal in adult court is punishment and then rehabilitation during that time, the only goal in juvenile court is rehabilitation (Butts and Mitchell, 2000). Therefore, juvenile sentences tend to focus on those aspects that can assist in this rehabilitation process, rather than simply keeping the individual in question detained. The reason juvenile courts focus so much on rehabilitation is the age of the offender and the fact that the underlying cause of juvenile criminal problems can often be addressed more easily in their still impressionable state than