juvenile justice
Minors' legal system
Juvenile justice is the system of laws, courts, and institutions that handle crimes committed by minors.
Unlike adult criminal courts, juvenile justice typically emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment, recognizing that young offenders may be more amenable to reform: The case was transferred to juvenile justice.
The system includes detention facilities, probation programs, and diversion options designed specifically for youth.
- youth offenderMinor who breaks law
- detention centersPlaces confining people awaiting proceedings
- counseling servicesProfessional emotional support sessions
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- age of majorityWhen one becomes adult
second chances · turning point · delinquency · mentorship programs · child welfare agencies · adjudication · probation · minors · developmental psychology · sealed records · substance abuse treatment · sentencing guidelines · vocational training · foster · group home · youth · reform · restitution
- penologypenology, prisons, incarceration, parole board, prison
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
juvenile justiceretributive justice
Punishment proportional to offense
mandatory sentencing · mass incarceration · tough on crime · zero tolerance · mandatory minimums
juvenile justicerestorative justice
Conflict resolution through mutual healing
family intervention · school discipline · parental authority