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juvenile court : a court that has jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency proceedings or other civil proceedings involving minors or juveniles compare family court ...
juvenile delinquency
juvenile delinquency : a violation of the law committed by a juvenile that would have been a crime if committed by an adult ;also : antisocial behavior by juveniles that is subject to legal action ...
juvenile delinquent
juvenile delinquent : a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency compare status offender, youthful offender ...
Juvenile Courts
Juvenile Courts. These courts first received statutory recognition by the (English) Children Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 67).These are now governed by ss. 45 to 49 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 Geo. 5, c. 12). The court must 'sit either in a different building or room from that in which sittings of courts other than juvenile courts are held' [s. 47(2)]. (Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 ss. 45-49)The general public also are not admitted to these courts, but bona fide representatives of the Press cannot be excluded [s. 47 (2)]. The Second Schedule of the Act governs the constitution of these courts and in the Metropolitan Police Court District, and they are now held in buildings other than police courts, and consist of a police magistrate and two J.P.'s, one of whom must be a woman. See also Juvenile Courts (Constitution) Rules, 1933 (S.R. & O., 1933, No. 647/L. 20), and CHILDREN....
Juvenile in conflict with law
Juvenile in conflict with law, means a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence. [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000), s. 2(l)]...
Special juvenile police unit
Special juvenile police unit, means a unit of the police force of a State designated for handling of juveniles or children under s. 63. [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000), s. 2(w)]...
Juvenileness
The state or quality of being juvenile juvenility...
Juvenile
Juvenile, means a boy who has not attained the age of sixteen years or a girl who has not attained the age of eighteen years. [Juvenile Justice Act, 1986, s. 2(h)]...
Juvenile delinquent
Juvenile delinquent, means a minor guilty of criminal behaviour, which is usu. punished by special law not pertaining to adults. Also termed juvenile offender; youthful offender; delinquent minor, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 871...
Juvenile offenders
Juvenile offenders. The various methods of dealing with juvenile offenders are governed by ss. 50 to 60 of (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 Geo. 5, c. 12). See s. 54 with regard to committal in custody in a remand home, and s. 57 with regard to sending to approved schools. With regard to the summary trial of children and young persons for certain indictable offences, see the Third Schedule of the Act and s. 11 of the (English) Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 49). Seealso CHILDREN; INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS; REFORMATORY SCHOOLS....
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