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Commonly Used Terms (2) Flashcards

1
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findings of a Judge/Magistrate that reaffirm guilt and place specific conditions of the offense; to judge delinquent

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adjudicate

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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)

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affidavit

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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

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Appointed Attorney

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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

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bindover

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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

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Court Assessment Program (CAP)

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a disposition; indicates no formal orders on youth; charges still appears on youth’s record; used usually for first time offenders or minor misdemeanors

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closed, no sanctions

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person who brings/files charges against the youth; could be parents, police, school officials, victim, etc.

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complainant

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person who calls cases into court and keeps order in each court room

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court officer/bailiff

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youth who has allegedly committed the delinquency

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defendant

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an agency which works closely with many court-involved youth providing counseling, outreach, etc.

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DFY (Directions for Youth)

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the final result of a hearing; sentencing

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disposition

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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

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diversion

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state-run correctional facilities for youth; sometimes referred to as a “Perm”

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Department of Youth Services (DYS)

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the “ankle bracelet”; permits the court to keep close watch on a youth’s whereabouts

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EMD (Electronic Monitoring Device)

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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

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expungement

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orders by which the court can formally involve FCCS

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VPS
TCOPS
COPS
TOC
TCC
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VPS

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Voluntary Protective Services

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TCOPS

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Temporary Court Ordered Protective Services

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COPS

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Court Ordered Protective Services

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20
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TOC

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Temporary Order of Custody

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TCC

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Temporary Court Custody

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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

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G.A.L. (guardian ad litem)

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23
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a disposition sometimes used when a youth has no prior record or until a youth completes a specific court order such as counseling

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hold open

24
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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

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IC (Informal Conference)

25
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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

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IPS (Intensive Probation Services)

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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

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JRP (Juvenile Restitution Program

27
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person who presides at most juvenile hearings; formerly called a referee

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magistrate

28
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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

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mediation

29
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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

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motion

30
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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

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netcare

31
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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)

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ORC (Ohio Revised Code)

32
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can be adopted/no parent involvement

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PCC - Permanent Court Custody

33
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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

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Preliminary Hearing

2 types: Lockup, Non-lockup

34
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any youth taken to the Detention Center on a complaint must have a Preliminary Hearing the next working day in the morning

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Lockup

35
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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

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non-lockup

36
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no adoption/parent involvement

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PPLA - Permanent Planned Living Arrangement

37
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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.

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PSI - Presentence Investigation

38
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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.

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prosecutor

39
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an organization of attorneys which provides legal services for indigent families

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public defender

40
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the unit in the detention home where all youth are processed for admission and for release

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R&R - Receiving and Release

41
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a program funded by the State to encourage counties to set up community-based programs to work with delinquent youth

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reclaim ohio

42
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a rule under juvenile law which allows a Magistrate/Judge to dismiss adjudicated charges once a youth with no record completes court order

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rule 29

43
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a program run by Directions for Youth for juveniles who have been involved in theft related offenses

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Search

44
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a tour of the Marysville Correctional Facility; includes talks by inmates

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SOS - Save Our Sisters

45
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an offense if committed by an adult would not be a crime, i.e. curfew, school truancy, home truancy, unruly

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status offense

46
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a program parents are sometimes ordered to complete

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TAPP - The Art of Positive Parenting

47
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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.

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Teen Court

48
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a tour of TICO; Training Institute of Central Ohio, a DYS maximum-security facility for serious offenders

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teenmate

49
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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

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terms of probation

50
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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

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unruly diversion

51
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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

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violation of probation

52
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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

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YCS

53
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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

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TCC - temporary court commitment disposition order

54
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this is an order issued at the preliminary hearing granting an agency or a non custodial party temporary custody pending a formal hearing

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TOC - Temporary Order of Custody

55
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this is a dispositional order requiring FCCS to provide services to a family

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COPS - Court Ordered Protective Supervision

56
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same as COPS but an interim order to provide services pending disposition

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TCOPS

57
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no court involvement

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VPS - Voluntary Protective Supervision

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