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Private vs Appointed Counsel

A Private counsel is an attorney who are retained or appointed to represent the person who hired them (Cox, 2022, pg. 237)

A private counsel is someone who is hired to defend someone. They are being paid to prove innocence or guilt. A private attorney will do research, interview witnesses, and take a deep dive into the case of the defendant because they want to win the case (DeGroot Law Team, 2024). In private counsel they will get to know their client and will take a more personal stand point on the case because they are specifically getting paid from the defendant (DeGroot Law Team, 2024).

A Court Appointed Counsel is an attorney who are either private attorneys the court appoints to someone or a public defender (Cox, 2022, pg. 232)

A court appointed counsel is appointed to you if you ask for one and you do not get to choose who you would like to defend you, they also work for the state technically, and not the client (DeGroot Law Team, 2024). Along with that your are not the only one they are focused on because often times they have a lot of cases they are handling so they can not devote as much time to your case.

I would these types of attorneys are not equal in terms of quality. A court appointed counsel does not get paid by the defendant like a private counsel is, this could lead to less time being spent on the defendants case and less care about their case. A private counsel also knows you and your case personally unlike a court appointed counsel. I think if financially able, one should try to get a private counsel to defend them.

References

Cox, S. M., Allen, J. M., Hanser, R. D., & Conrad, J. J. (2022). Juvenile justice: A guide to theory, policy, and practice (10th ed.). SAGE Publications.

DeGroot Law Team. (2024, November 22). What's the difference between a court-appointed attorney and a private attorney? Robert J. DeGroot Law.

Juvenile Probation Officers

Juvenile probation officers are supposed to provide help to social services in the rehabilitation of juveniles that are in custody or probation and parole. They help make rehabilitation plans and treatment plans for the offender, this could include setting up employment and education stipulations (Franklin University). These officers also make sure juveniles are following their probation rules by monitoring locations and doing unannounced home visits, drug tests, counsel them in proper behaviors, and keep track of setbacks and progress of the juvenile (Bryant & Stratton College, 2025).

This job is an ambiguous one, having to act as an authoritative figure in the juveniles life while also trying to act as someone who is helping them rehabilitates is very conflicting. Essentially you are a cop and a friend to them, taking on kind of a father figure role. This role is very difficult to take on because some kids just will refuse help and it will be frustrating.

This role also may be confusing to the juvenile parole officer, hopefully the officer wants what is best for the juvenile so having to be the one who does the hard stuff like drug test and plan their rehabilitation can be difficult especially if the juvenile is breaking parole or probation requirements. Some may also see their jobs as more rehabilitative that punishment and vice versa, leading them to be confused as to what they should do to help their juveniles and possibly hindering their ability to do their job as they should