Commonly Used Terms (2) Flashcards
findings of a Judge/Magistrate that reaffirm guilt and place specific conditions of the offense; to judge delinquent
adjudicate
the written notarized complaint; numbered i.e.: 98JU-01-1111 (delinquency/dependency) or 98JT-01-2222 (juvenile traffic case); or 98MC-01-333 (miscellaneous case)
affidavit
attorney appointed when a family does not qualify for a Public Defender but desires representation for their child or if Public Defender’s office has a conflict; the court may appoint when there is conflict between child and parent; parents may obtain their own private attorney if they desire
Appointed Attorney
when a youth age 14 or older commits a particularly serious crime, the Prosecutor’s office may file a motion to transfer that youth to the adult system; ages 14 and 15 are discretionary hearings in which the judge may choose whether or not to bindover; ages 16 and 17 can be discretionary or mandatory depending on the charge. Procedures include a Probable Cause Hearing, also called a PC Hearing, in which the Judge determines if there is cause to believe the youth did commit the crime and a Rehabilitation Hearing to determine if the youth can be rehabilitated in the Juvenile System
bindover
a program run by the court for youth who seem to continually come into the system; youth must be between the ages of 12 and 16 and have family members who are willing to work with the program. Program is 30 to 90 days long and is housed in the Detention Center, separate from youth simply awaiting hearings; for youth who are repeat offenders, status offenders, minor misdemeanors or low level felons; CAP worker works with youth/family to develop a treatment plan
Court Assessment Program (CAP)
a disposition; indicates no formal orders on youth; charges still appears on youth’s record; used usually for first time offenders or minor misdemeanors
closed, no sanctions
person who brings/files charges against the youth; could be parents, police, school officials, victim, etc.
complainant
person who calls cases into court and keeps order in each court room
court officer/bailiff
youth who has allegedly committed the delinquency
defendant
an agency which works closely with many court-involved youth providing counseling, outreach, etc.
DFY (Directions for Youth)
the final result of a hearing; sentencing
disposition
an attempt to keep the youth out of formal involvement with the court; diversion programs include; Mediation, Teen Court, and Unruly Diversion. many suburban communities have their own diversion programs
diversion
state-run correctional facilities for youth; sometimes referred to as a “Perm”
Department of Youth Services (DYS)
the “ankle bracelet”; permits the court to keep close watch on a youth’s whereabouts
EMD (Electronic Monitoring Device)
to completely remove a charge from a youth’s record; to seal the record so that a youth can legally state that he/she has no prior arrest record
expungement
orders by which the court can formally involve FCCS
VPS TCOPS COPS TOC TCC
VPS
Voluntary Protective Services
TCOPS
Temporary Court Ordered Protective Services
COPS
Court Ordered Protective Services
TOC
Temporary Order of Custody
TCC
Temporary Court Custody
an attorney appointed by the court to look into and recommend what is in the youth’s best interest; the youth’s attorney represents what the youth wants
G.A.L. (guardian ad litem)
a disposition sometimes used when a youth has no prior record or until a youth completes a specific court order such as counseling
hold open
used at times by the Intake Department when a youth has no record and charges are minimal; this is still reflected as part of the youth’s official record
IC (Informal Conference)
the highest level of probation in the department; PO’s have small case loads in order to be able to more closely monitor each youth; youth on IPS receive a suspended commitment DYS when placed on IPS probation
IPS (Intensive Probation Services)
program through which a youth pays restitution; payments can be made on an installment basis; or if youth has no job, community service hours can be completed at a rate of $5 per hour with a voucher then sent to the victim
JRP (Juvenile Restitution Program
person who presides at most juvenile hearings; formerly called a referee
magistrate
a diversion program in which a neutral third party presides while the juvenile and “victim” reach an agreement; conflict resolution; also used in abuse, neglect and dependency cases and in divorce and custody disputes
mediation
a complaint filed by the probation officer when a youth violates his probation in some way; used to request that the court either consider an alternate disposition or consider revoking the probation
motion
agency used by the court to complete drug/alcohol assessments on youth; _____ personnel are in the detention home full-time; when the assessment is completed, _____ assists in making arrangements for the youth and family to follow through with the recommendations
netcare
legislative mandates classifying the criminal, traffic, delinquent and unruly statues of the State of Ohio; code numbers must be used on each complaint to list what law was broken, i.e. Receiving Stolen Property - 2913.51 (2 a)
ORC (Ohio Revised Code)
can be adopted/no parent involvement
PCC - Permanent Court Custody
the initial hearing for any youth going through the court process; at this hearing youth has a chance to admit or deny involvement in the alleged delinquency; there are two types
Preliminary Hearing
2 types: Lockup, Non-lockup
any youth taken to the Detention Center on a complaint must have a Preliminary Hearing the next working day in the morning
Lockup
youth not locked up are cited in for these hearings, also held in the mornings; youth released from the detention after being charged are scheduled for a non-lockup preliminary hearing which is held the following morning
non-lockup
no adoption/parent involvement
PPLA - Permanent Planned Living Arrangement
a report ordered after adjudication to assist the Magistrate/Judge in making the most appropriate disposition; report is to be a complete social history of youth and family including school information, peer group, medical/substance abuse, prior treatment/counseling, etc.
PSI - Presentence Investigation
attorney who works for the County Prosecutor; is assigned to each case and must represent the case for the State; make recommendations for disposition and usually speak to victims; the prosecutor’s office has a victim advocate who works with victims of very serious crimes, i.e. murder, sex offenses, felonious assault, etc.
prosecutor
an organization of attorneys which provides legal services for indigent families
public defender
the unit in the detention home where all youth are processed for admission and for release
R&R - Receiving and Release
a program funded by the State to encourage counties to set up community-based programs to work with delinquent youth
reclaim ohio
a rule under juvenile law which allows a Magistrate/Judge to dismiss adjudicated charges once a youth with no record completes court order
rule 29
a program run by Directions for Youth for juveniles who have been involved in theft related offenses
Search
a tour of the Marysville Correctional Facility; includes talks by inmates
SOS - Save Our Sisters
an offense if committed by an adult would not be a crime, i.e. curfew, school truancy, home truancy, unruly
status offense
a program parents are sometimes ordered to complete
TAPP - The Art of Positive Parenting
a diversion program in which youth agree to participate; the court is conducted by other teens that act as attorneys, prosecutors, bailiffs and jury. once a teen is sentenced by his peers, he must participate in Teen Court for a period of five weeks.
Teen Court
a tour of TICO; Training Institute of Central Ohio, a DYS maximum-security facility for serious offenders
teenmate
the rules that a youth and parents sign when a youth is placed on probation; there is a general list of rules to which the Magistrate/Judge may add any additional terms if they desire
terms of probation
a diversion unit for youth who are mainly incorrigible rather than delinquent; program attempts to link family with individual and/or family counseling type programs
unruly diversion
when a youth breaks on of his rules/terms of probation; often the probation officer will then file a motion to b ring the youth back before the court
violation of probation
community service; a program that is part of restitution and that the court runs to facilitate community service work a youth is ordered to complete as part of a court order
YCS
gives Franklin County Children Services (FCCS) temporary custody of a child. if a child is in the temporary custody of a child welfare agency, the child cannot reside in his/her home
TCC - temporary court commitment disposition order
this is an order issued at the preliminary hearing granting an agency or a non custodial party temporary custody pending a formal hearing
TOC - Temporary Order of Custody
this is a dispositional order requiring FCCS to provide services to a family
COPS - Court Ordered Protective Supervision
same as COPS but an interim order to provide services pending disposition
TCOPS
no court involvement
VPS - Voluntary Protective Supervision
