What are the Rights of Children in a Delinquency Proceeding?
In the past, children were not given many “adult” protections in the juvenile court. This has been changed in recent years, and now children have many of the same rights as adults in the adult criminal court system. In a juvenile court delinquency proceeding, minors will be afforded certain rights such as the right to notice of the charge against them, the right to confront any witnesses against them, the right not to incriminate themselves and the right to an attorney (like in criminal court, an attorney may be appointed by the court if the child cannot afford one).
