juvy
Teen detention center
Juvy is informal for juvenile detention—a facility where minors are held for criminal offenses: He spent six months in juvy for stealing cars.
It can also refer to a young person in the justice system: The cop said they picked up a juvy for tagging.
Also spelled juvie.
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
reintegration · probation · parole · recidivism · second-chance · aftercare
Temporary official holding
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
- lockupTemporary detention facility
cellblock · warden · guard · intake · dormitory · visitation · release · sentence
Formal decision on disputes
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- petitionFormal written appeal
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
judge · prosecutor · court · docket · record · sealed · expungement · waiver
Unlawful taking of property
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- assaultViolent offensive act
burglary · joyriding · graffiti · truancy · battery · robbery
Failing in duty
- minorScale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
at-risk · ward · first-time · adjudicated · truant · runaway
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
mentoring · reintegration · probation · parole · recidivism · second-chance · aftercare
detention
Temporary official holding
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
lockup · cellblock · warden · guard · intake · dormitory · visitation · release · sentence · security
adjudication
Formal decision on disputes
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- petitionFormal written appeal
hearing · judge · prosecutor · court · docket · record · sealed · expungement · waiver · transfer
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
assault · burglary · joyriding · graffiti · truancy · battery · robbery
delinquent
Failing in duty
- minorScale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- underageBelow legal minimum years
troubled · at-risk · ward · first-time · adjudicated · truant · runaway
juvystate prison
Government-run correctional facility
the pen · penitentiary · federal prison · state penitentiary · big house
juvyfoster home
Temporary guardianship residence
group home · boarding school · youth shelter · rehabilitation center
- juvenile delinquentYouth who commits crimes
- juvenile detentionCustody for young offenders
- juvenile hallDetention for minors
- juvenile crimeOffenses committed by minors
- juvenile delinquencyCriminal acts by minors
- juvenile humorComedy appealing to children