What is the difference between detained juveniles and committed juveniles?

Answer 1

Detained, in reference to rehab, or a mental type institution means that they are there under observation and may receive some minor treatments. If the juvenile does not respond well to treatment, then the option to commit opens.

If they confirm a reason to commit, then they are committed.

Once committed, they are wards until they are deemed safe to themselves and others.

If you are referring to being detained at a correctional facility, it is a bit different.

Being detained in a correctional facility (jail or juvenile hall) means that the juvenile will be held until bail is submitted or if there is no bail, until court. If bail is set and the juvenile gets out on bail, that juvenile is still considered detained until court.

Answer 2

If you are under 18 and break the law, you will be charged with a juvenile offense. It is not a crime.

A juvenile can be charged with a crime if, after a full hearing, the juvenile case is transferred to adult court. This is called a"bind-over"proceeding (if you are charged with a serious crime: a felony that involves violence or weapons).

If you are 18 or older, you will automatically be charged as an adult. Three categories of criminal offenses were known at common law, treason (a traitor), felony (They include terrorism, arson, murder, rape, robbery, burglary, and kidnapping), and misdemeanor (a criminal offense that is less serious than a felony, such as breaking and entering, or trespassing).

Another Perspective

A status offense is something that would not be a crime if the juvenile was an adult, like breaking curfew or skipping school. A criminal offense is anything that would be a crime if anyone did it, like defacing property, assaulting someone, or commiting a murder.

Answer 3

There really is no difference in the meaning of the terms, and they can be subject to different usage and meaning. A first-time juvenile offender MAY be referrd to as an "offender." It is usually not until AFTER their first offense has been documented that they are referred to as "Delinquents."

A juvenile delinquent is defined as a juvenile who has committed a delinquent act or is in need of care or supervision. A delinquent act is an act committed by a child that is designated a violation, misdemeanor, or felony offense under the law of a state or of another state if the act occurred in another state or under federal law or a violation of a municipal ordinance except violations of municipal curfew ordinances. The term usually does not include most traffic offenses committed by one 16 years of age or older. Juvenile delinquents are subject to state statutes, which vary by state, allowing for, among other things, taking the juvenile into custody, ordering restitution for offenses committed, and compliance with supervisory conditions

Answer 4

juvenile or juvie is for kids or minors who are like kids or young adults while jail is for adults.

Answer 5

A jail is somewhere only temporary prisoners go. A prison is where they go to serve long sentences.