juvenile hall
Minor detention center
Juvenile hall is a detention facility for minors who are awaiting trial or have been convicted of crimes.
It functions as the youth equivalent of jail, housing young offenders separately from adult criminals.
The term is often shortened to juvie in casual speech: He spent six months in juvie for stealing cars.
Juvenile hall operates under the juvenile justice system, which emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment.
Place for confining detainees
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- cellBasic unit of life
- custodyProtective care or control
- confinementState of being restricted
facility · bars · guard · surveillance · security · jumpsuit · intake · housing unit
Formal decision on disputes
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- judgeOne who decides
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
public defender · petition · disposition · sentence · probation · parole · remand · wardship
Willful property damage
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
curfew violation · assault · drug possession · gang involvement · joyriding · burglary · weapons charge · runaway
Scale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- young offenderMinor who breaks law
dependent · first-time offender · youthful offender · resident · peer group · adolescent development · age of majority
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
substance abuse treatment · case manager · social worker · behavior modification · group therapy · life skills · mentorship · family reunification
detention center
Place for confining detainees
confinement · facility · bars · guard · surveillance · security · jumpsuit · intake · housing unit · dormitory
adjudication
Formal decision on disputes
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- judgeOne who decides
prosecutor · public defender · petition · disposition · sentence · probation · parole · remand · wardship · custody order
vandalism
Willful property damage
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
truancy · curfew violation · assault · drug possession · gang involvement · joyriding · burglary · weapons charge · runaway · repeat offender
minor
Scale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- underageBelow legal minimum years
young offender · dependent · first-time offender · youthful offender · resident · peer group · adolescent development · age of majority
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
anger management · substance abuse treatment · case manager · social worker · behavior modification · group therapy · life skills · mentorship · family reunification · aftercare
- imprisonmentprison, jail, prisoners, cells, captivity
- detention facilitiesjail, prison, cells, holding cell, inmates
- juvenile courtdetention hearings, youth offenders, disposition, custody hearings, adjudication
- juvenile justiceyouth court, youth detention, detention center, youth courts, youth offenders
- juvenile detentionjuvie, reform school, detention center, youth detention, delinquent
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
juvenile hallstate penitentiary
Government-run facility for serious offenders
federal prison · maximum security prison · penitentiary · state prison · county jail
juvenile hallfreedom
Absence of constraint
home · liberty · free world · family home · community
juvenile hallboarding school
Residential academic institution
summer camp · youth center · prep school · community center · after-school program