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Week 28.  an act that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult.

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1 Week 28

2  an act that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult

3  An act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult

4  The holding of a juvenile prior to a probable cause hearing; usually at one of the state’s Regional Youth Detention Centers.

5  Often held for first time offenders; juvenile and parents or guardian must agree to it; juvenile must admit wrongdoing; the juvenile is under the court’s supervision for at least 90 days.

6  Consists of two parts: (1) adjudicatory hearing and (2) dispositional hearing

7  a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer.

8  Somewhat like a trial; juvenile judge hears the case against the juvenile and the juvenile’s defense

9  Second part of the formal hearing if juvenile is found guilty; the judge determines the punishment for the offense

10  The judge gives out the punishment

11  A conditional release that will involve supervision by the court


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