Juvies in the CJ System vocab flash cards

Disposition Order

• A document outlining the juvenile's rights during trial.

• A written and signed document by the court stating the decision chosen for the juvenile and any necessary sentencing conditions.

• A summary of the evidence presented in court.

• A notification sent to the juvenile's parents about the court's decision.

Alternative Programs

• Programs that focus on rehabilitation and re-offense prevention, allowing juveniles to be held responsible for their delinquent actions without incarceration or detention.

• Programs that emphasize strict punishment and incarceration for juvenile offenders.

• Programs that provide educational support and job training for at-risk youth.

• Programs that aim to reduce juvenile crime through community service and volunteer work.

Youth Shelters

• Long-term residential facilities for troubled youth.

• Short-term facilities which provide temporary care (like a detention center), but unrestricted.

• Community centers offering recreational activities for youth.

• Educational institutions focused on youth development.

Long-Term Secure Facilities

• Provide juveniles strict, long-term confinement.

• Offer educational programs for juveniles.

• Focus on rehabilitation through community service.

• Encourage family involvement in treatment plans.

Juvenile Miranda Rights

• Legal rights that include the right to remain silent and to have a lawyer present.

• Legal rights that only apply to adults during arrest.

• Legal rights that are not applicable during police interviews.

• Legal rights that allow juveniles to refuse to answer any questions.

Disposition Hearing

• Judge considers all recommendations to make a final decision on how to handle the juvenile’s case; occurs after the adjudicatory hearing.

• Judge reviews evidence presented during the trial to determine the juvenile's guilt or innocence.

• Judge decides whether to transfer the juvenile to adult court based on the severity of the crime.

• Judge issues a sentence based on the recommendations of the probation officer.

Larceny

• Crime involving the unlawful theft of property from another person or a business.

• A legal term for the act of borrowing property with permission.

• A type of fraud involving false representation.

• A civil dispute over property ownership.

Graduated Sanctions

• Intervention strategies designed to act in unison to encourage accountability, protect public safety and reduce reoffending by preventing future juvenile criminal behavior.

• A method of punishment that involves immediate incarceration for all juvenile offenses.

• A system that promotes leniency for first-time offenders without any follow-up measures.

• A strategy that focuses solely on rehabilitation without any accountability measures.

Juvenile Police Detention

• Space or facility for securing juvenile suspects separately from adults.

• A program for rehabilitating juvenile offenders.

• A type of adult correctional facility.

• A temporary holding area for adult suspects.

Custodial Arrest

• Juvenile offender is taken into police custody.

• Juvenile offender is released to their parents.

• Juvenile offender is placed in a rehabilitation center.

• Juvenile offender is given a warning.