CASE 15.2
Keith Reed, a 15-year-old white male with no prior arrests is brought in for questioning for larceny of several hundred dollars worth of computer parts from a warehouse in downtown Cincinnati. Using this information, walk Mr. Reed through the juvenile court system.
-If the case was moved to adult court because of the nature of the crime, resulting in a felony based on the worth of the property stolen, but the judge later finds that the juvenile would be better served in the juvenile system, this would be an example of a(n):

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If a case is moved from juvenile to adult court, it is known as a direct file waiver. However, if the judge later decides that the case would be better served in juvenile court, this is called a reverse waiver. Therefore, the best choice is C.

CASE 15.2 Keith Reed, a 15-Year-Old White Male with No Prior Arrests