Efecto de la Adjudicación en Procedimientos Juveniles

Explicación Simple

Si un joven comete una falta y es juzgado, el resultado no es una condena como la de un adulto. Esto significa que no se le puede considerar un criminal y no afecta sus oportunidades laborales en el futuro.

Es como cuando un estudiante recibe un llamado de atención en la escuela en lugar de ser expulsado. Aunque tuvo un problema, no se le considera un mal estudiante para siempre.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Pedro, de 15 años, tiene problemas con la ley por robar un dulce en una tienda. Tras un juicio juvenil, se decide que no va a la cárcel, pero tiene que asistir a un programa de orientación. Cuando crezca, este incidente no afectará su búsqueda de empleo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

42 Pa.C.S. 6354 - Effect Of Adjudication (a) General rule.--An order of disposition or other adjudication in a proceeding under this chapter is not a conviction of crime and does not impose any civil disability ordinarily resulting from a conviction or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment. (b) Effect in subsequent judicial matters.--The disposition of a child under this chapter may only be used against him: (1) in dispositional proceedings after conviction for the purposes of a presentence investigation and report if the child was adjudicated delinquent; (2) in a subsequent juvenile hearing, whether before or after reaching majority; (3) if relevant, where he has put his reputation or character in issue in a civil matter; or (4) in a criminal proceeding, if the child was adjudicated delinquent for an offense, the evidence of which would be admissible if committed by an adult. (May 12, 1995, 1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1006, No.13, eff. 60 days) 42 Pa.C.S. 1995 - Amendment 1980 Amendment.Act 12 amended subsec. (a). Cross References.Section 6355 is referred to in sections 6308, 6322, 6337.1, 6339 of this title. 42 Pa.C.S. 6356 - Disposition Of Mentally Ill Or Mentally Retarded Child If, at a dispositional hearing of a child found to be a delinquent or at any hearing, the evidence indicates that the child may be subject to commitment or detention under the provisions of the act of October 20, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.96, No.6), known as the "Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966," or the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the "Mental Health Procedures Act," the court shall proceed under the provisions of the appropriate statute. (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)