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Juvenile Justice

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

JUVENILE

OF, FOR, OR RELATING TO YOUNG PEOPLE

DELINQUENT

A TENDENCY TO COMMIT CRIME, PARTICULARLY MINOR CRIME

REFORM

CHANGE SOMEONE SO THEY DON’T ACT IN AN IMMORAL, CRIMINAL, OR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE MANOR.

PROSECUTE

institute legal proceedings against a person or organization

OFFENDER

a person who commits an illegal act.

CONVICTION

A DECLARATION THAT SOMEONE IS GUILTY MADE BY THE VERDICT OF THE JURY OR THE JUDGE.

INCARCERATION

IMPRISONMENT

OVERREPRESENTATION

Represented in excessive or disproportionately large numbers or amounts

MANDATORY

required by law or rules; compulsory

DETERRENT

a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

DISPARITY

A GREAT DIFFERENCE

SENTENCE

THE PUNISHMENT ASSIGNED TO A DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY