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Probation is used most frequently by the juvenile justice system in response to a youth's delinquent behavior (Kurlychek, Torbet, and Bozynski 1999; Torbet 1996; Wagoner, Schubert, and Mulvey 2015).
The maximum sentence for juveniles aged 16 or 17 is two years. For juveniles aged 12 to 15 the maximum is one year. While in youth detention they attend school and are given extra lessons in, for instance, social skills and anger management.
WIC 654 ? Informal Probation (non-wardship) The youth remains in the home and is on probation for 6-months. Though it may be up to one year from the date the offense was committed2.
Adjudicated delinquent: A youth who has been found by a judge in juvenile court to have committed a violation of the criminal law, that is, a delinquent act.
If a juvenile commits a serious crime before age 16, then he/she can be held as a ward of the state until the age of 21. If the juvenile was 16 years old or more when the crime was committed, he/she may be held in custody under the previously-mentioned judicial choice of custody until the age of 25.
What are the steps or stages in the juvenile justice system? The juvenile justice system is a multistage process: (1) delinquent behavior, (2) referral, (3) intake/?diversion, (4) transfer/?waiver, (5) detention, (6) adjudication, (7) disposition, (8) juvenile corrections and (9) aftercare.
There are several disposition options available to a juvenile court judge, including sending the minor home on probation, custody in a probation camp, placement in a foster home or commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice.
However, because probation is the most common disposition ordered by juvenile courts, the absolute growth in the number of cases placed on probation is much greater than the growth for other dispositions.
2.5. Juvenile court jurisdiction terminates when the ward reaches the age of 21. In cases where the minor committed a 707(b) offense and was committed to CYA, jurisdiction can last until the minor is 25 years old.
However, because probation is the most common disposition ordered by juvenile courts, the absolute growth in the number of cases placed on probation is much greater than the growth for other dispositions.