Jurisdictional Boundaries |
What is a juvenile? [Answer] |
Jurisdictional Boundaries |
What are the upper and lower ages of delinquency and status offense jurisdiction? [Answer] |
Jurisdictional Boundaries |
Do juvenile courts lose jurisdiction over youth when they turn 18? [Answer] |
Jurisdictional Boundaries |
What types of violations constitute a status offense in each state? [Answer] |
Jurisdictional Boundaries |
How are status offenders classified in each state? [Answer] |
Jurisdictional Boundaries |
Are delinquency cases and status offenses handled by the same court? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
How do states define the purpose of their juvenile justice system? [Answer] Updated |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
How do states operate delinquency services (detention, community supervision, and reentry)? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
How are detention services operated in each state? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
How are supervision (probation) services operated in each state? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
What type of agency controls the operation of state commitment facilities? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
How are aftercare services operated in each state? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
Are adjudicated juvenile offenders ever committed to public detention centers? [Answer] |
Organization & Administration of Delinquency Services |
What are the most commonly used residential placement options for committed youth? [Answer] |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
Are transfer (waiver) laws the only laws that enable states to impose adult sanctions on minors? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
How do judicial waiver criteria vary by state? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
How do prosecutorial discretion (concurrent jurisdiction) provisions vary by state? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
How do statutory exclusion provisions vary by state? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
How do juvenile court blended sentencing provisions vary by state? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
What is the youngest age that a minor can be transferred to criminal court for trial as an adult? [Answer] Updated |
Juveniles Tried as Adults |
Have states made it easier for juveniles to be tried as adults in criminal court? [Answer] |