Questions/answers
Q: What is the juvenile-justice system?
A: The term juvenile-justice system refers to the collective institutions through which a youthful offender passes until any charges have been disposed of or the assessed punishment has been concluded. Juvenile courts (attorneys and judges), law enforcement (police) and corrections (probation officers and social workers), are the primary institutions of the juvenile-justice system.
Q: Are children locked up in the same places as adults?
A: Federal law strongly discourages keeping children confined with adult offenders or suspects. The law requires physical and visual separation of juveniles and adults. Usually, a child is to be confined with adults for no more than six hours, while awaiting a transfer to a juvenile facility.
Q: Do we need a lawyer to represent my child even if my child is innocent?
A: Every child involved in the juvenile court system needs an attorney. Children who have not done anything wrong are still in need of representation throughout the process to ensure that their rights are protected.
Q: What is the maximum age for juvenile court?
A: The most common maximum age for a child to be in juvenile court is seventeen years, although some states set a maximum of fifteen or sixteen. Some states set different ages for particular types of crimes. In most states, cases involving a juvenile of any age may be transferred to adult court.
Q: What is "restitution"?
A: Restitution involves ordering the juvenile to pay the victim a sum of money to compensate the victim for the monetary costs of the crime, usually property damage. A juvenile court will often order restitution as a condition of probation.
WHAT IS PTSD?
A:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers.
A: The term juvenile-justice system refers to the collective institutions through which a youthful offender passes until any charges have been disposed of or the assessed punishment has been concluded. Juvenile courts (attorneys and judges), law enforcement (police) and corrections (probation officers and social workers), are the primary institutions of the juvenile-justice system.
Q: Are children locked up in the same places as adults?
A: Federal law strongly discourages keeping children confined with adult offenders or suspects. The law requires physical and visual separation of juveniles and adults. Usually, a child is to be confined with adults for no more than six hours, while awaiting a transfer to a juvenile facility.
Q: Do we need a lawyer to represent my child even if my child is innocent?
A: Every child involved in the juvenile court system needs an attorney. Children who have not done anything wrong are still in need of representation throughout the process to ensure that their rights are protected.
Q: What is the maximum age for juvenile court?
A: The most common maximum age for a child to be in juvenile court is seventeen years, although some states set a maximum of fifteen or sixteen. Some states set different ages for particular types of crimes. In most states, cases involving a juvenile of any age may be transferred to adult court.
Q: What is "restitution"?
A: Restitution involves ordering the juvenile to pay the victim a sum of money to compensate the victim for the monetary costs of the crime, usually property damage. A juvenile court will often order restitution as a condition of probation.
WHAT IS PTSD?
A:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers.