Judicial selection, 2022

  • Elected

  • Appointed

  • Combination

Judicial specialization, 2022

  • All mixed case types

  • Mostly mixed

  • Mostly specialized

Caseload assignment, 2022

  • Mixed assignment methods

  • Individual discretion

  • Statute/State court rules

Judicial experience, training, and tools, 2022

  • Qualification Requirements

  • Required Annual Training

  • Required Risk/Need Assessments and Pre-Dispositional Reports

  • Juvenile Justice Bench Books

Courtroom shackling, 2015

No statewide restriction

Competency, 2015

Missouri relies on ‘Rules Relating to all Juvenile Proceedings’ as the legal authority for juvenile competency determinations. The rule provides that when the matter is raised upon petition or motion, the court may order a physical or mental examination to aid the court with, (among other matters) “the competence to participate in the proceedings”, and “whether the juvenile is in a fit condition to proceed”. A comment of the court rule cross-references a(n adult) penal code chapter of Criminal Proceedings Involving Mental Illness, which aligns more specifically with the Dusky standard, but may not be binding.

  • No juvenile standard

  • Juvenile standard is the adult standard

  • Juvenile justice standard exists

  • JJ standard includes developmental immaturity

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Juvenile Justice GPS (Geography, Policy, Practice, Statistics) is a project to develop a repository providing state policy makers and system stakeholders with a clear understanding of the juvenile justice landscape in the states.

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