juvenile courts

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Juvenile courts are specialized judicial bodies that handle legal cases involving minors, focusing on their protection, rehabilitation, and age-appropriate accountability.

All labels observed (15)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ
ageLimitVariesBy country ⓘ
aimsTo avoid stigmatization of minors ⓘ
promote reintegration into society ⓘ
applies child protection law ⓘ
juvenile law ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple parens patriae ⓘ
canOrder educational programs ⓘ
family interventions ⓘ
mental health treatment ⓘ
collaboratesWith mental health providers ⓘ
probation departments ⓘ
schools ⓘ
social services agencies ⓘ
contrastsWith adult criminal courts ⓘ
emphasizes best interests of the child ⓘ
rehabilitative approach ⓘ
firstEstablishedIn United States ⓘ
focusesOn age-appropriate accountability ⓘ
protection of minors ⓘ
rehabilitation of minors ⓘ
influencedBy child-saving movement ⓘ
legalStandardOftenIncludes reduced culpability due to age ⓘ
mayHandle child abuse cases ⓘ
child neglect cases ⓘ
delinquency cases ⓘ
dependency cases ⓘ
runaway cases ⓘ
status offense cases ⓘ
truancy cases ⓘ
underage drinking cases ⓘ
mayImpose community service ⓘ
counseling ⓘ
placement in foster care ⓘ
placement in juvenile detention ⓘ
probation ⓘ
mayTransferCasesTo adult criminal courts ⓘ
oftenExcludes jury trials ⓘ
oftenOperates in closed sessions ⓘ
oftenUses informal procedures ⓘ
originatedIn late 19th century ⓘ
primaryJurisdictionOver children in need of protection ⓘ
juvenile offenders ⓘ
minors ⓘ
proceduresVaryBy jurisdiction ⓘ
recognizes developmental differences between juveniles and adults ⓘ
transferDecisionBasedOn age of minor ⓘ
prior record ⓘ
seriousness of offense ⓘ

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Judiciary of Italy → hasBody → juvenile courts ⓘ
Portuguese judicial system → hasSpecializedCourt → Family and Juvenile Courts ⓘ
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Judiciary of Singapore → comprises → Juvenile Courts of Singapore ⓘ
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Family Justice Courts of Singapore → hasComponent → Youth Courts ⓘ
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State Courts of Singapore → hasDivision → Juvenile Courts ⓘ
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National Court of Justice of Ecuador → hasChambers → family, childhood and adolescence chamber ⓘ
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Tennessee General Sessions Courts (in criminal matters) → distinctFrom → Tennessee juvenile courts ⓘ
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Nebraska Supreme Court → hasAuthorityOver → Nebraska juvenile courts ⓘ
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judicial branch of Iran → includesCourtType → Juvenile Courts ⓘ
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specialized courts of the Republic of China (Taiwan) → includes → Juvenile and Family Court ⓘ
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Alabama Department of Youth Services → collaboratesWith → Alabama juvenile courts ⓘ
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Judicial Branch of Costa Rica → hasPart → juvenile courts of Costa Rica ⓘ
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General Division of the High Court → canHearAppealsFrom → Youth Courts ⓘ
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Youth Courts of Singapore → abbreviation → Youth Courts ⓘ
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Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice → cooperatesWith → Virginia juvenile courts ⓘ
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Malaysian law → hasSpecializedCourts → Juvenile Courts ⓘ
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Nigerien judiciary → hasSpecializedCourt → juvenile courts of Niger ⓘ
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judicial branch of Myanmar → hasSpecializedCourts → juvenile courts of Myanmar ⓘ
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DCFS → worksWith → juvenile courts in Illinois ⓘ
linked to: juvenile courts