juvies
Slang for minors
Juvies is informal for juveniles, typically meaning young offenders or the facilities that hold them.
Half these kids end up in juvies before they're sixteen.
The singular juvie works as both noun and adjective: a juvie record, sent to juvie.
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- pubertySexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- peerOne of similar standing
awkward · identity · rebellion · angst · curfew · minor · underage · young
Confinement in jail
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- jailhouseFacility for holding prisoners
- inmateConfined facility resident
custody · confinement · bars · holding · facility · warden · guardhouse · isolation
Charge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- defendantParty facing charges
prosecution · defense · verdict · conviction · testimony · evidence · indictment · jurisdiction
Recovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- educationSystematic development of mind
vocational · training · mentoring · guidance · support · restorative · accountability · self-improvement
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- pubertySexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
peer · awkward · identity · rebellion · angst · curfew · minor · underage · young · immature
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- jailhouseFacility for holding prisoners
inmate · custody · confinement · bars · holding · facility · warden · guardhouse · isolation · surveillance
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- trialJudicial examination of claims
defendant · prosecution · defense · verdict · conviction · testimony · evidence · indictment · jurisdiction · adjudication
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
education · vocational · training · mentoring · guidance · support · restorative · accountability · self-improvement · recidivism
troublemaker
One who creates discord
offender · lawbreaker · wrongdoer · runaway · truant · shoplifter · tagger · joyrider · at-risk · ward
juvieslifers
Those serving until death
cons · adults · grown-ups · felons · old-timers
juviesguards
Protectors or watchmen
corrections officers · wardens · probation officers · judges · prosecutors