juvenile halls
Minors' holding facilities
Juvenile halls are detention facilities for minors awaiting court hearings or serving short sentences.
Often shortened to juvie: He spent six months in juvie for stealing cars.
These facilities function as jails for young offenders, typically housing those under eighteen who are too young for adult incarceration.
Temporary official holding
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
cell · correctional · security · guard · warden · surveillance · intake · booking
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- life skillsCompetencies for daily living
anger management · substance abuse treatment · behavioral therapy · case management · mentoring · reintegration · group therapy · GED program
Charge-reading court session
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- public defenderAttorney representing those unable to afford one
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
sentencing · probation · parole · court hearing · judge · adjudication · disposition · plea
Violation or umbrage
- petty crimeMinor legal violation
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- theftUnlawful taking of property
assault · drug possession · trespassing · curfew violation · gang involvement · misconduct · disorderly conduct · truancy
Scale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- wardProtected person; division
young offender · youth offender · dependent · first-time offender · youthful offender · teen
detention
Temporary official holding
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
- lockupTemporary detention facility
facility · cell · correctional · security · guard · warden · surveillance · intake · booking · dormitory
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
life skills · anger management · substance abuse treatment · behavioral therapy · case management · mentoring · reintegration · group therapy · GED program · family counseling
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- public defenderAttorney representing those unable to afford one
magistrate · sentencing · probation · parole · court hearing · judge · adjudication · disposition · plea · petition
offense
Violation or umbrage
- petty crimeMinor legal violation
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
theft · assault · drug possession · trespassing · curfew violation · gang involvement · misconduct · disorderly conduct · truancy · runaway
minor
Scale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- underageBelow legal minimum years
ward · young offender · youth offender · dependent · first-time offender · youthful offender · teen
- youth carefoster homes, group homes, children's homes, youth homes, foster care
juvenile hallsfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · home · family homes · open society · foster homes
juvenile hallssummer camps
Residential youth programs outdoors
after-school programs · church youth groups · prep schools · private academies · magnet schools
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