youth offender
Minor lawbreaker type
A youth offender is a person, typically a minor, who has committed a crime.
Legal systems often treat youth offenders differently from adults, emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment: The youth offender was sentenced to community service rather than detention.
The term appears in legal contexts and journalism discussing juvenile justice.
- juvenile courtTribunal for minor defendants
- counseling servicesProfessional emotional support sessions
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- gang involvementParticipation in criminal organization
- probation officerCourt-appointed offender monitor
restorative justice · second chance · community service · reentry programs · group home · impulsivity · poverty · mentorship programs · educational support · juvenile sentencing · criminal responsibility · vocational training · sealed records · risk-taking behavior · substance abuse · antisocial behavior · cognitive development · family therapy
- delinquentsjuvenile delinquent, delinquent, truant, hoodlum, hooligan
- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile detention, juvenile hall, detention hearings
- juvenile lawjuvenile law, juvenile court, juvenile courts, juvenile justice, juvenile rights
youth offendergood kid
youth volunteer · honor student · Eagle Scout · youth mentor · youth advocate
youth, offender, young, younger, youngest, youngster, youthful, youthfully, youthfulness