young offender
Minor who transgresses
A young offender is a person below a certain age—typically eighteen—who has committed a crime.
The term appears in legal contexts where juvenile defendants receive different treatment than adults: separate courts, sealed records, rehabilitation-focused sentencing.
The young offender was placed in a detention facility rather than an adult prison.
Failing in duty
- juvenile delinquentYouth who commits crimes
- minorScale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
at-risk youth · ward · gang member · truant · runaway · wayward · misguided · streetwise
Tribunal for minor defendants
- youth courtTribunal for minors
- criminal responsibilityLiability for unlawful acts
- age of consentMinimum years for lawful agreement
- custodyProtective care or control
arraignment · plea · verdict · sentencing · probation · diversion · caution · adjudication
Willful property damage
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- assaultViolent offensive act
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
arson · robbery · trespassing · joyriding · graffiti · drug possession · underage drinking · truancy
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- restorative justiceConflict resolution through mutual healing
vocational training · reintegration · life skills · social worker · case manager · recidivism · second chance · accountability
Detention for minors
- youth detentionIncarceration for minors
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- borstalBritish juvenile detention center
- reformatoryYouth offender institution
correctional facility · secure unit · incarceration · lockup · confinement · cell · intake · release
delinquent
Failing in duty
- juvenile delinquentYouth who commits crimes
- minorScale with lowered third
- adolescentPerson in puberty
teenager · at-risk youth · ward · gang member · truant · runaway · wayward · misguided · streetwise · underage
juvenile court
Tribunal for minor defendants
- youth courtTribunal for minors
- criminal responsibilityLiability for unlawful acts
- age of consentMinimum years for lawful agreement
custody · arraignment · plea · verdict · sentencing · probation · diversion · caution · adjudication · disposition
vandalism
Willful property damage
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- assaultViolent offensive act
burglary · arson · robbery · trespassing · joyriding · graffiti · drug possession · underage drinking · truancy · gang activity
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
restorative justice · vocational training · reintegration · life skills · social worker · case manager · recidivism · second chance · accountability · empowerment
juvenile hall
Detention for minors
- youth detentionIncarceration for minors
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- borstalBritish juvenile detention center
reformatory · correctional facility · secure unit · incarceration · lockup · confinement · cell · intake · release · sentenced
- delinquentsjuvenile delinquent, delinquent, truant, hoodlum, hooligan
- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile detention, juvenile hall, detention hearings
- juvenile delinquencyjuvenile crime, juvenile justice, juvenile court, youth crime, delinquency
- youth justicejuvenile court, juvenile courts, youth court, youth courts, juvenile detention
- young oneschild, baby, infant, toddler, kid
- sentencessimple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, declarative, interrogative
young, younger, youngest, youngster, youngsters, youthful, youthfully, youthfulness, offend