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Intake officer. Step 1: Juvenile is brought to an intake officer who decides if there is enough evidence to make a charge against them. Release or detained. ... Informal adjustment. ... Adjudicatory hearing. ... Disposition hearing. ... Sentencing. ... Appeal.

Intake officer. Step 1: Juvenile is brought to an intake officer who decides if there is enough evidence to make a charge against them. Release or detained. ... Informal adjustment. ... Adjudicatory hearing. ... Disposition hearing. ... Sentencing. ... Appeal.

Juvenile Court - Intake Information. The Intake process begins when a citizen makes a complaint to the Juvenile Court involving an alleged delinquent or unruly act by a juvenile. The juvenile is either released to their parents or placed in the detention center pending a hearing.

Adjudication - Adjudication is the court process that determines (judges) if the juvenile committed the act for which he or she is charged. The term "adjudicated" is analogous to "convicted" and indicates that the court concluded the juvenile committed the act.

The first type of case in Juvenile Court is a delinquency case (quasi-criminal) where a juvenile is charged with what would be a crime if he/she were an adult. ... A Petition is drafted and the juvenile and his/her parents are provided notice of a court date.

A delinquency petition is a petition that is filed by the prosecuting attorney in cases where a child under 18 years of age commits a delinquent act. ... A delinquency petition is a petition in the interests of a juvenile. It is filed by a prosecutor asking for a youth to be declared "delinquent" by the juvenile court.

A juvenile offender has the same legal protections during trial as an adult charged with a similar crime. The judge or jury will make a determination that the petition is "proven" or "not proven." If the judge finds that the petition has been proven, the case proceeds to a disposition hearing.

Sometimes the police officer will detain the minor, issue a warning, and then release the minor to the custody of a parent or guardian. Refer to juvenile court. The police officer may also place the juvenile in custody and refer the case to juvenile court.

Although courts with juvenile jurisdiction handle a variety of cases, including abuse, neglect, adoption, and traffic violations, the Juvenile Court Statistics series focuses on the disposition of delinquency cases and formally pro- cessed status offense cases.

An arraignment hearing is a meeting with the judge where your child is formally charged and has the chance to answer to the charges. That means he will enter a plea by telling the judge he is guilty or not guilty of the charges against him. The charges and your child's plea become part of the court record.

Juvenile probation is a form of juvenile sentencing which allows juvenile offenders to remain in their communities. They are not incarcerated or placed in new homes. ... However, the court may lay down certain terms/ conditions that are to be followed by the juvenile offender.

Juvenile probation is the primary form of community treatment that the juvenile justice system uses. A juvenile under probation is kept under the supervision of an officer of the court. This also includes a set of rules and regulations necessary to be followed by the officer in order to stay in the community.

Wardship Probation means that the Court has jurisdiction over the minor as if the Court was the minor's parent.

In some cases, a change of address may require the approval of the probation officer before it can take place. Additionally, a minor on probation must obtain permission from his probation officer before leaving the state he is serving his sentence in for any amount of time.

Any child age 17 and over is considered an adult under Georgia law. However, if the juvenile commits the crime on the last day of his/her 16th year, he/she may be treated as an adult, no matter how minor the offense.