Although a fairly uniform upper age limit for the exercise of original juvenile court jurisdiction in delinquency proceedings has been established in the United States, there is far less uniformity involving lower age limits for juveniles charged with serious offenses, or who have a history of repeated offenses, who may be tried as adults. Transfer to criminal court refers to the process whereby the jurisdiction over a juvenile delinquent is moved to adult court. There are four primary mechanisms for juvenile transfers to adult criminal courts: judicial waivers, prosecutorial waivers, statutory waivers, and automatic waivers.

-Prosecutorial waivers are sometimes called

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-Prosecutorial waivers are sometimes called

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Prosecutorial waivers are commonly referred to as concurrent jurisdiction waivers because they allow multiple jurisdictions to have jurisdiction over a particular case. This means that the case can be prosecuted in either federal or state court, depending on the decision made by the prosecutor. The term "concurrent" refers to the fact that both jurisdictions have the ability to prosecute the case simultaneously.

Although a Fairly Uniform Upper Age Limit for the Exercise