North Carolina Daily Tally of Juvenile Petitions Filed

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.

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.

How are juvenile cases handled? In North Carolina, juvenile cases are sent to the state district courts for hearings. These courts have authority over delinquent and undisciplined juveniles.

Petition: A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent or a status offender and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or that an alleged delinquent be transferred to criminal court for prosecution as an adult.

Petition: A petition is the formal pleading that initiates a juvenile court case, which must be filed by a juvenile court counselor.A juvenile who is at least 6 but less than 16 also may be adjudicated undisciplined for being unlawfully absent from school.

The juvenile justice process involves nine major decision points: (1) arrest, (2) referral to court, (3) diversion, (4) secure detention, (5) judicial waiver to adult criminal court, (6) case petitioning, (7) delinquency finding/adjudication, (8) probation, and (9) residential placement, including confinement in a

A juvenile petition concerns a child under 18 years old. The petition might be used to determine custody. The petition may be regarding the child's delinquent behavior.A juvenile petition is in many ways the minor's version of a criminal complaint in adult cases.

Disposition. The juvenile equivalent of an adult sentence, disposition is a final decision as to how a juvenile's case is handled after an adjudication.

The most effective interventions were interper- sonal skills training, individual coun- seling, and behavioral programs for noninstitutionalized offenders, and interpersonal skills training and community-based, family-type group homes for institutionalized offenders.