14-year-old girl shot in head remains in critical condition; mother charged A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was shot in the head and her 34-year-old mother is in jail, charged with attempted manslaughter, News4Jax has confirmed through multiple sources. 01/20/2021 - 5:41 pm | View Link
14-year-old charged in Ocean County stabbing death A 14-year-old juvenile has been charged with murder in connection with a stabbing that killed a 38-year-old in Brick Township on Saturday afternoon, authorities said Sunday. 01/17/2021 - 2:27 am | View Link
South Korea is cracking down on digital sex crimes. Has it done enough? She joined Twitter in 2015 as a lonely 11-year-old elementary student, hoping to make friends ... According to police, more than 2,500 people were detained last year for digital sex crimes in South ... 01/16/2021 - 10:10 am | View Link
Riots, Escapes And Fear As Coronavirus Hits Juvenile Centers The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a petition earlier this month asking it to limit new admissions and allow for the immediate release of some detained youths to prevent ... but he’s a special ... 01/13/2021 - 2:28 am | View Link
Kisii student who attacked 2 teachers to face attempted murder charges The minor who looked remorseful, was produced before Kisii Law Court’s Senior Resident Magistrate Stephen Njoro to answer to charges on Wednesday, January 13. 01/12/2021 - 6:47 pm | View Link
Juvenile Justice | Youth.gov Youth under the age of 18 who are accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act are typically processed through a juvenile justice system 1.While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways—processes include arrest, detainment, petitions, hearings, adjudications, dispositions, placement, probation, and reentry—the juvenile justice process operates according to ... 01/20/2021 - 10:29 am | View Website
Youth Involved with the Juvenile Justice System | Youth.gov The majority of youth processed through the juvenile court are adjudicated (i.e., declared by a judge to be) delinquent, for most offenses. Approximately 57 percent of adjudicated youth are placed on probation. 5 Approximately 86,900 youth under the age of 21 are detained or confined in public and private detention centers, group homes, camps, ranches, and other correctional institutions. 6 01/20/2021 - 8:06 am | View Website
Juvenile Court Terminology – NJDC Juvenile Court Terminology. Adjudication [of Delinquency] Analogous to an adult “conviction,” it is a formal finding by the juvenile court, after an adjudicatory hearing or the entering of a guilty plea/admission, that the juvenile has committed the act for which he or she is charged. 01/20/2021 - 5:14 am | View Website
Introduction to Juvenile Justice in Virginia – Virginia Rules Other terms used in the Virginia juvenile justice system include the following: A delinquent is a juvenile who has committed an act which would be a crime if committed by an adult. A status offender is a juvenile who has committed certain actions prohibited by law which, if committed by adults, would not be considered criminal offenses – such as curfew violations. 01/20/2021 - 4:38 am | View Website
Juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency, also known as "juvenile offending", is the act of participating in unlawful behavior as a minor or individual younger than the statutory age of majority. For example, in the United States of America a juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically below 18 (17 in the states of Georgia, New York, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Texas, and Wisconsin ... 01/20/2021 - 4:02 am | View Website