Question

At a detention hearing, a judge decides whether a juvenile

Answer 1

Answer:

should remain in custody.

Explanation:

The Detention hearing is conducted before the court decided whether the criminal offender is dangerous enough to stay free before their actual proceeding in court.

The decisions in detention hearing is determine by several factors such as:

- The severity of the crime

Dangerous Offenders such as perpetrators of assaults, arsons, or murder tend to be detained. While light offenders such as vandalism or bar fighting tend be allowed to get home with bail.

- The repetition

Repeating offenders tend to be more likely to be detained even if they're only involved in low-level crimes.