North Carolina Juvenile Adjudication Order - Delinquent

A person who fails in an obligation or duty or a person guilty of an offence. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.

They are classified into two categories, overt and covert delinquency. Overt delinquency refers to violent offences such as attacking someone with or without a weapon, threatening, murder, and rape. Covert delinquency refers to non-aggressive acts such as shoplifting; pick pocketing, arson, vandalism and selling drugs.

Adjudication of a juvenile as a delinquent under the Act is not deemed a conviction of a crime, but rather a determination of status.

Even kids can run afoul of the law. Once this happens and a child enters the criminal justice system, they may be deemed a "juvenile delinquent." Juvenile delinquents are minors, usually defined as being between the ages of 10 and 18, who have committed some act that violates the law.

Even kids can run afoul of the law. Once this happens and a child enters the criminal justice system, they may be deemed a "juvenile delinquent." Juvenile delinquents are minors, usually defined as being between the ages of 10 and 18, who have committed some act that violates the law.

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.

Probation has been called the "workhorse" of the juvenile justice system -- according to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, probation is the most common disposition in juvenile cases that receive a juvenile court sanction.