{"id":352419,"date":"2016-04-04T10:42:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/criminal\/juvenile-justice.html"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:13:00","slug":"juvenile-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/juvenile-justice.html","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Justice Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Juvenile Justice Law\n <\/h1>\n \n Offenders younger than 18 years of age typically enter the juvenile justice system rather than the adult criminal justice system.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The juvenile court system addresses the unique needs of a young person involved in criminal or delinquent behavior. This article contains an overview of the juvenile justice system and its legal protections.<\/p>\n

Use the menus below to navigate to the most relevant topic, or scroll down to keep reading about the juvenile justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n The Basics of Juvenile Justice\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n