Policing Juveniles
When police interact with people for non-criminal matters
What is community policing?
The year and place that the first juvenile court was established
What is Cook County Illinois, 1899?
A hearing wherein the court decides whether youth should remain in detention pending further court proceedings
What is a detention hearing?
The equivalent of an adult prison
What is a commitment program/secure confinement?
Refers to youth returning to their families and communities from out-of-home placement
What is reentry?
The type of procedures police use when they do not officially process or give a permeant record to a juvenile
A juvenile's primary support group who is usually involved throughout the court process
What is family?
This is a procedural right that adults are guaranteed, but not juveniles
What is a jury trial?
What is a detention center?
This type of treatment refers to the facilitation of drug withdrawal and is used in substance abuse programs
What is detoxification?
The name of specialized officers who deal with juvenile offenders
What are juvenile officers?
Actors who are typically intake officers
Who are probation officers?
Also referred to as "sentences", juveniles receive these after adjudication decisions
What are dispositions?
Typical hours of education in facilities
What is 8-3/regular school hours?
The fourth phase of reentry
What is community-based aftercare?
Individual judgement concerning the type of action to take
What is discretion?
This stage of processing informs detention decisions and filing/waiving petitions with the court
What is screening?
A program designed for low-level offenders, usually involving a courtroom of peers
What are peer youth court programs/Teen Court?
A type of training that teaches personal accountability skills and employment skills
What is vocational training?
In this type of therapy, treatment lasts for approx 4 months (60 hours face-to-face)
What is MultiSystemic Therapy (MST)?
The OJJDP and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) working to increase capacity of law enforcement professionals to address matters that affect youth, to enhance police-youth engagement
What is the Juvenile Justice Law Enforcement Training & Technical Assistance Project?
The two types of cases that are processed by a juvenile court
What are civil matters and criminal matters?
A hearing to determine whether allegations made in a petition are valid
What is an adjudication hearing?
The main education option offered for youth over age and under credited
What is a GED?
Involves the use of scientific principles to assess the available evidence on program effectiveness and develop principles for best practice
What is evidence-based programming?