Delinquent vs. Unruly
This type of act would be considered a crime at any age.
👉 What is a delinquent act?
The main goal of this system in Georgia.
👉 What is to protect and rehabilitate juveniles?
This is the stage where an intake officer reviews the case to decide if there is enough evidence to charge the juvenile.
👉 What is intake?
This level of government is led by a mayor.
👉 What is municipal (city) government?
This tax is based on the value of property.
👉 What is an ad valorem tax?
This type of act is only illegal for juveniles.
👉 What is an unruly act?
This court handles most juvenile cases.
👉 What is juvenile court?
This is when the judge reveals the punishment, such as probation, community service, or time in a juvenile detention center.
👉 What is sentencing?
This level of government is led by commissioners.
👉 What is county government?
This tax is placed on specific goods like gasoline.
👉 What is an excise tax?
Breaking curfew or skipping school are examples of this.
👉 What are unruly behaviors?
Court where juvenile cases are transferred to when moved to adult court.
👉 What is being transferred to Superior Court?
This hearing determines guilt or innocence.
👉 What is an adjudicatory hearing?
This type of government serves a very specific function.
👉 What is a special-purpose government?
Local governments rely heavily on this type of tax.
👉 What is ad valorem (property) tax?
This is an example of a delinquent act.
👉 What is possession of illegal drugs? (accept: assault, theft, murder)
These are the serious crimes that automatically move a juvenile case to adult court.
👉 What are the “Seven Deadly Sins”?
This hearing determines punishment.
👉 What is a dispositional hearing?
MARTA is an example of this type of government.
👉 What is a special-purpose government?
These are TWO taxes local governments use to raise revenue.
👉 What are property tax and sales tax?
These behaviors are considered unruly because they are not illegal for adults.
👉 What are skipping school, breaking curfew, or running away?
This is the main difference between juvenile court and adult court in Georgia.
👉 What is no jury (judge decides the case)?
This action could violate a juvenile’s rights and cause a case to be questioned.
👉 What is releasing a juvenile’s name to the media?
Both state and local governments share this responsibility.
👉 What is providing public safety? (will also accept: collecting taxes)
This Atlanta-based transportation system is a special-purpose government.
👉 What is MARTA?