Across
- 3. Individuals under the age of 18 years who have committed a crime
- 4. Long-term facilities in which juveniles can freely be a part of their community while under supervised care
- 5. Decided by a probation or intake officer in place of going to court
- 7. Special court which deals with juveniles who have been accused of violating the law
- 9. Space or facility for securing juvenile suspects separately from adults
- 10. Legal rights which an officer must advise a juvenile of when being interviewed or arrested
- 12. Short-term, secure facilities which provide temporary placement and care for juveniles awaiting adjudication, disposition or transfer
- 13. Programs which focus on rehabilitation and re-offense prevention; allows juveniles to be held responsible for their delinquent actions without incarceration or detention
- 17. Decided by a judge after a juvenile completes the court process
- 18. Short-term, secure facilities which screen juveniles for the appropriate facility
- 19. Juvenile offender is not taken into police custody
- 23. Short-term facilities which provide temporary care, but unrestricted
- 24. Individual who has committed an act considered a crime at any age
- 25. Provide juveniles strict, long-term confinement
- 27. Written and signed document by the court stating the decision chosen for the juvenile and any necessary sentencing conditions
Down
- 1. Judge considers all recommendations to make a final decision on how to handle the juvenile’s case; occurs after the adjudicatory hearing
- 2. Juvenile offender is taken into police custody
- 6. Immediate notification of a juvenile’s arrest, rights and nature of the alleged crimes to the parent or guardian
- 8. Community facilities which provide juveniles with individually planned treatment programs, while allowing them to be a part of the public; term length depends on treatment program
- 11. Long-term facilities which provide juveniles with challenging activities to reduce delinquent behaviors and encourage accountability
- 14. Juvenile case goes to trial in front of a judge, where both attorneys present evidence, question the witnesses and discuss the case
- 15. Intervention strategies designed to act in unison to encourage accountability, protect public safety and reduce reoffending by preventing future juvenile criminal behavior
- 16. Juvenile who has committed an act which is an offense only because of their age
- 20. Determines the resulting consequences against the juvenile’s delinquent actions
- 21. Juveniles continue living in their communities, but under restrictions and conditions specified by the court and report to a probationary officer
- 22. Strict, secure facilities where juveniles partake in drills and physical labor, like military basic training, to break their resistance; term length depends on court decision
- 26. Part of the initial hearing when the court explains the formal charges against the juvenile alleged in the petition