concurring:

I concur in the result.

*838OPINION

By the Court,

This is an appeal from an order certifying appellant from juvenile court to stand trial in district court as an adult. Two questions are presented for our determination. They are: (1) Whether the district court erred in basing in part its determination to certify appellant as an adult on statements allegedly obtained in violation of appellant’s fifth amendment right to silence; and (2) Whether the juvenile probation department conducted the required “full investigation” precedent to such certification.1 We find no error and affirm the decision of the lower court.

The appellant, nearly eighteen years of age, was arrested for burglary and possession of burglary tools — felonies—in Carson City in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 2, 1977. Shortly thereafter, an arraignment was held before a magistrate in Carson City resulting in appellant’s being transferred to the Washoe County Juvenile Detention Center at Wittenberg Hall in Reno. A Carson City probation officer *839attempted to contact appellant’s parents, but found that they were out of town.2 Subsequently, Washoe County juvenile probation officer, Gordon Woodard, in an unsuccessful attempt to contact the parents, left a message with appellant’s sister that appellant was being detained at Wittenberg Hall.

After being advised of his rights,3 the appellant made several inculpatory statements incriminating not only himself, but several adult persons in relation to a number of burglaries of residences and businesses. Additionally, he directed the police to several items of stolen property — products of the burglaries.

Although they arrived home on Monday, October 3, appellant’s parents did not go to Wittenberg Hall until Tuesday, October 4. They were not permitted to visit appellant at that time because he was being questioned regarding the admitted burglaries by a Washoe County Sheriff’s detective. Appellant was also denied use of the telephone during his detention.4 A detention hearing was eventually held and on Thursday, October 6, appellant was released to his parents.

*840The Carson City charges were dismissed, but appellant was charged by Washoe County authorities on October 5, 1977, as a result of the information derived from appellant’s statements. On October 13, a petition was filed in the Juvenile Department of the District Court, charging appellant with fifteen felony counts consisting primarily of burglary and grand larceny. NRS 205.060, 205.220. A motion was also filed requesting that appellant be ordered to stand trial as an adult. The judge then ordered that the Washoe County Juvenile Probation Department conduct an investigation and submit a report to the court pursuant to NRS 62.080.

Following the investigation, a report consisting of a study and analysis of appellant’s home life, school and offense record and other relevant background information was submitted by the Juvenile Probation Department. The report was based largely upon information obtained from appellant during his confinement at Wittenberg Hall.

A hearing on the motion for certification was held December 21, 1977, appellant being represented by retained counsel, after which the court in a detailed order waived its “exclusive original [juvenile] jurisdiction,” NRS 62.040, requiring that appellant stand trial as an adult. Although testimony of appellant’s admissions was not the sole evidence incriminating appellant, it played a major role in the lower court’s determination to waive its juvenile jurisdiction.

1. The Fifth Amendment Claim.

The appellant contends that the confessions relied upon by the trial court in waiving juvenile court jurisdiction were admitted in violation of his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. Due to the posture of the instant proceeding, and to the fact that we are not here concerned with guilt or innocence but rather with appellant’s knowledgeability and amenability to juvenile treatment, the fifth amendment claim becomes irrelevant.5

*841In Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 (1966), the United States Supreme Court considered the requirements for a valid waiver of exclusive jurisdiction of a juvenile court as a condition to the trial of a juvenile in an adult criminal proceeding. While the Court’s decision involved the language of a statute, it stressed the necessity that the basic requirements of due process and fairness be satisfied in such proceedings. Id. at 553. See In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 30-31 (1967). Kent, however, neither expressly nor impliedly extended the fifth amendment right against self-incrimination to waiver hearings.6

The principles of “fundamental fairness” govern in fashioning procedures and remedies to serve the best interests of the child. Pee v. United States, 274 F.2d 556, 559 (D.C.Cir. 1959). And, while we recognize that a waiver involves a “critically important” action, Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. at 553, the consequence of a certification is not necessarily a condemnation of the accused. Therefore, the informal nature of the waiver hearing which differs from a criminal proceeding, precludes imposition of strict evidentiary standards. The court in a waiver hearing can consider any material, relevant evidence, but fundamental fairness demands that such evidence be founded on accurate and reliable information. People v. Chi Ko Wong, 557 P.2d 976, 989-90 (Cal. 1976). See also State v. Piche, 442 P.2d 632, 635-36 (Wash. 1968).

Because of the unique role of a trial judge in the non-adversary confidential atmosphere of the juvenile court, State v. Loyd, 212 N.W.2d 671, 674 (Minn. 1973), coupled with the fact that the confessions have not yet been sufficiently asserted to be involuntary or unreliable, we find no error. The accused still has access to the panoply of legal and constitutional rights available to adult defendants, including trial by jury. This is not, at least at present, a case involving the admissibility, in a state criminal proceeding, of an inadmissible confession. Cf. *842Haley v. Ohio, 332 U.S. 596 (1948) (unreasonable police conduct in obtaining confession violated due process); A Minor v. State, 89 Nev. 564, 517 P.2d 183 (1973) (unreasonable police tactics violated juvenile’s fourth amendment rights).

A juvenile waiver or transfer hearing is non-adjudicatory in that no inquiry is made into the guilt or innocence of the juvenile. The sole inquiry at such a hearing is to determine whether the interests of the juvenile and of society would be better served by subsequent adjudication in the juvenile or adult court system. Once a child commits an offense, he is in effect exempt from the criminal law unless the juvenile court waives its jurisdiction. During that period, the juvenile code governs and, irrespective of In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970), and McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, 403 U.S. 528 (1971), and the fact that substantially all of the constitutional rights granted to adults in criminal proceedings now belong to accuseds in juvenile proceedings, juvenile proceedings in Nevada continue to be civil in nature. NRS 62.193(1), 62.195(3), 62.200(3).

It is arguable that because children, generally speaking, are exempt from criminal statutes, it is unfair to allow admissions made by them in the non-criminal and non-punitive setting of juvenile proceedings to be used subsequently for the purpose of securing their criminal conviction. Even though the juvenile court was made to serve as somewhat of an adjunct to the adult criminal process, given the record presently before us, we are satisfied that the principles of “fundamental fairness’’ were not violated in this proceeding.

Returning to the question of reliability of the statements— the information upon which the waiver was based — it is apparent from the record, notwithstanding the evidence of police and probation statutory improprieties, that appellant’s statements for the sole and preliminary purpose of waiver, are reliable. These statements were corroborated by the fact that the police were able to find physical evidence of the burglaries from what appellant had told them.7 Considering these statements, coupled with the evidence that appellant was nearly eighteen at the time of his detention; appellant was implicated in a series of commercial and residential burglaries which *843occurred over an extended period of time, cf. Matter of Welfare of Dahl, 278 N.W.2d 316, 318-20 (Minn. 1979) (no significant prior history of misconduct); the trial court found that appellant evidenced maturity and sophistication, the crimes were committed with obvious premeditation and deliberation; appellant’s associates in crime are adults; and appellant is not inexperienced in delinquency arrest procedures, reliability at this procedural stage is apparent.

Here, the statements are relevant to determining the best interests of the juvenile and of society, and the trial court properly admitted them. In re Harbert, 538 P.2d 1212, 1218 (Wash. 1975); State v. Piche, 442 P.2d 632, 636 (Wash. 1968). See People v. Morris, 226 N.W.2d 565 (Mich.App.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 849 (1975). In the instant case, this permitted use has no cognizable effect on the juvenile court’s parens patriae relation to the child, Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. at 554; Kline v. State, 86 Nev. 59, 62, 464 P.2d 460, 462 (1970), and is compatible with the non-criminal philosophy which underlies the Juvenile Court Act. There having been no suppression hearing below, this determination is, of course, without prejudice to appellant’s right to move to suppress in the criminal proceeding. See NRS 47.090, 174.125(1).

2. The Question of a “Full Investigation.”

Appellant next contends that the juvenile department failed to make a “full investigation” pursuant to NRS 62.080, because it did not extend its inquiries beyond the circumstances surrounding the series of burglaries. This contention is without merit.

In Kline v. State, 86 Nev. 59, 464 P.2d 461 (1970), and Lewis v. State, 86 Nev. 889, 478 P.2d 168 (1970), we adopted the criteria established by Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 (1966), for determining a valid waiver of jurisdiction from juvenile court. The order appealed from is thorough and indicates that the judge carefully considered the character and disposition of the appellant, together with the nature of his past and present offenses, his amenability to juvenile treatment, and each of the remaining elements enunciated in Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. at 565-68, and Lewis v. State, 86 Nev. at 893 n.2, 478 P.2d at 170-171 n.2. Accord, Martin v. State, 94 Nev. 687, 585 P.2d 1346 (1978). The juvenile court has considerable latitude in determining whether it should retain or waive jurisdiction. Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. at 552-53.

*844The instant order waiving jurisdiction provides with ample specificity the reasons for the appellant’s certification as an adult. Appellant was certified to be tried as an adult primarily because the juvenile court determined that he was not amenable to juvenile treatment, particularly within the period remaining before the juvenile court’s jurisdiction is terminated.8 The trial court’s careful evaluation plainly meets the statutory requirement of “full investigation.” We find no error.

We affirm the order of the district court, waiving its juvenile jurisdiction.

dissenting:

This Court has previously announced that “[mjeaningful review [of a juvenile court’s jurisdictional waiver] requires that the reviewing court should review. It should not be remitted to assumptions .... It may not ‘assume’ that there were adequate reasons, nor may it merely assume that ‘full investigation’ has been made.” Kline v. State, 86 Nev. 59, 61, 464 P.2d 460, 461 (1970), quoting Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541, 561 (1966) (emphasis added). The majority opinion assumes that a “full investigation” had been made. Since, in my opinion, the record does not support this assumption, I must respectfully dissent.

With respect to waiver proceedings, the juvenile court and the State, acting as parens patriae of the juvenile rather than as prosecuting attorney and judge, are engaged in determining the needs of the child and of society rather than adjudicating criminal conduct. Non-criminal treatment within the juvenile system is the rule; adult criminal treatment is the exception. NRS 62.290; Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. at 560. To further the ends of the juvenile system — providing comprehensive, effective, non-criminal treatment for the delinquent juvenile, id.— the juvenile department has at its disposal virtually unlimited resources with which to examine the delinquent child and to fashion an appropriate rehabilitative remedy, see, e.g., NRS 62.080, NRS 62.200(l)(b) and (c); NRS 62.300; NRS 62.310.

*845Thus, while the juvenile court has considerable latitude in determining whether it should retain or waive jurisdiction, its decision must be based on a “full investigation”. A “full investigation”, in this context, cannot be a mere ritual; rather, it anticipates a thorough examination of the child and his background and a thorough exploration of all alternative strategies of rehabilitation. D.H. v. State, 561 P.2d 294, 298 (Alaska 1977); State v. Gibbs, 500 P.2d 209, 217-18 (Idaho 1972); In re Patterson, 499 P.2d 1131, 1136 (Kan. 1972); United States v. Howard, 449 F.2d 1086, 1090-91 (D.C.Cir. 1971); see also, People v. Chi Ko Wong, 557 P.2d 976, 988 (Cal. 1976); In re Harbert, 538 P.2d 1212, 1217 (Wash. 1975); Haziel v. United States, 404 F.2d 1275, 1279-80 (D.C.Cir. 1968). Only in this manner may the welfare of the juvenile and the interests of society be secured.

While a judge in a criminal prosecution concerns himself solely with the alleged criminal act, the juvenile court judge must focus his attention on the actor: “the juvenile judge must consider the juvenile’s past, his future, his mind, and his acts.” Miller v. Quatsoe, 332 F.Supp. 1269, 1275 (D.C.Wis. 1971). Thus, the nature of the juvenile’s alleged offense is relevant to his present state of development and is one factor to be considered by the juvenile court; but, standing alone, it fails to establish sufficient grounds for waiving jurisdiction. State v. Gibbs, 500 P.2d at 217-18. Obviously, the juvenile court’s investigation must extend beyond the alleged criminal acts. D.H. v. State, 561 P.2d at 298.

Once the juvenile court has fully examined the mental and emotional development of the child, the court must then balance these factors against the safety, needs, and demands of society. In re Harbert, 538 P.2d at 1217. In striking this balance, the juvenile court is under a duty to utilize its facilities, personnel, and expertise to explore thoroughly all possible alternative dispositions short of waiver. D.H. v. State, supra; State v. Gibbs, supra; In re Patterson, supra; U.S. v. Howard, supra.

The “full investigation” in the instant case, in my opinion, falls short of these standards. The probation officer responsible for appellant’s “full investigation” testified that he limited his investigation to the circumstances of appellant’s alleged criminal acts and to one brief conversation with appellant about his past. The officer admitted that though he went to appellant’s home in order to uncover “evidence” of criminal acts, he did not conduct any in-depth interview of appellant’s parents. Nor did the officer seek out or question appellant’s sister, neighbors, or friends. Though the officer knew that appellant was *846employed, he did not interview appellant’s employer or co-workers. The officer did not have appellant examined by a psychiatrist. Nor did the officer check with any of appellant’s former schools or teachers. In short, the probation officer merely satisfied himself that appellant had committed various “criminal” acts. The so-called “full investigation” extended no further.

Moreover, neither the probation department nor the juvenile court examined what alternative strategies might offer hope to rehabilitate appellant, or what facilities would be necessary to further those strategies. Despite the wide range of alternative dispositions available to the court, see, e.g., NRS 62.200, the only program even mentioned during the waiver hearing was the Nevada Training School. Though the probation officer stated during the hearing that “I don’t know that he [appellant] can’t benefit from [juvenile] facilities,” no further inquiry was made concerning the available facilities or programs and their suitability to appellant’s case. Again, in my opinion, this is not the type of “full investigation” contemplated by NRS 62.080.

In sum, I note that the juvenile court’s latitude in deciding whether or not to waive jurisdiction presupposes both procedural regularity and compliance with the requirement of a full investigation. Since a full investigation was not made, I would reverse the judgment of the juvenile court and remand the cause for a new waiver hearing to be based upon a thorough examination of both the child and his background and the alternative strategies of rehabilitation available to the court.

Respectfully, I dissent.