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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0cd285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Alice Paul House</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alice Paul House"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crime Victim Services"><U>Crime Victim Services</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Domestic Violence"><U>Domestic Violence</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sexual Assault "><U>Sexual Assault </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volunteers"><U>Volunteers</U></A>   |   <B>Definitions</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="0ccd2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> Definitions</div> <div> For Juvenile Crime </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Definitions</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Adjudication:     </B>Hearing to determine whether the suspect involved in a case committed the alleged crime.  If the child is found guilty, the court may proceed immediately to hear evidence to determine If the child is in need of treatment, rehabilitation, or supervision. (This is called a <I>disposition.)</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Community Service: </B>A court order which requires the juvenile to serve a specific number of hours in the community.  This service may include painting, planting trees, or cleaning.  'Me juvenile is under constant supervision while serving and usually works during the summer months.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Consent Decree: </B>An agreement with the offender which is based on the severity of the crime and previous offenses.  The child is placed under supervision in his or her home under terms and conditions negotiated with the probation office.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Delinquent Act: </B>An act designated a crime under the law of this Commonwealth.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Disposition:     </B>A court recommendation consistent with protection and public interest and best suited to the child's treatment, supervision, rehabilitation, community service, and/or placement.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Impact Statement: </B>Written testimony submitted to the judge by victims ofjuvenile crime which enables them to collect restitution and to explain the impact the crime has had on them.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Intake:     </B>An initial interview with a juvenile probation officer to determine what should be done vith the case.  The posibilities are <I>consent</I> <I>decree, adjudication, or release.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Petition:     </B>A complaint brought forth by any person including a law enforcement agency.  It states the offense, the suspect's name and address, and any victim narne(s) and addressees).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Probation:     </B>A supervised period of time during which the juvenile is assigned a probation officer and is mandated to follow certain rules.  Some of these rules include a curfew, unannounced drug tests, or submission to random searches.  The amount of time, varies from case to case.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Restitution:     </B>An act of restoring, making good, or giving an equivalent for something lost during <B>a </B>crime.  This is paid by the offender to the victim or the court.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>