incorrigibility (in-kor-[schwa]-j[schwa]-bil-[schwa]-tee or in-kahr-), n. Serious or persistent misbehavior by a child, making reformation by parental control impossible or unlikely. Cf. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. [Cases: Infants 151, 156. C.J.S. Infants §§ 31, 33, 35, 43–45, 62.] — incorrigible, adj.
adjudicatory hearing 裁决性听证 １指青少年法院为确定某一少年的行为是否构成犯罪而举行的听审；２指行政机关在通知〔notice〕和给予听证机会之后，为对特定当事人的权利义务作出裁决而进行的听审活动。亦称adjudicatory proceeding。 (→juvenile delinquency; detention hearing; disposition hearing)
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incest, n. 1. Sexual relations between family members or close relatives, including children related by adoption. • Incest was not a crime under English common law but was punished as an ecclesiastical offense. Modern statutes make it a felony. “Although incest under both English and American law is a distinct crime, its commission may involve
diversion program. 1. Criminal law. A program that refers certain criminal defendants before trial to community programs on job training, education, and the like, which if successfully completed may lead to the dismissal of the charges. — Also termed pretrial diversion; pretrial intervention. Cf. deferred judgment under JUDGMENT. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 2051–2054. C.J.S. Criminal
In some jurisdictions, a court that hears all family matters, including matters of divorce, juvenile delinquency, adoption, abuse and neglect, and criminal abuse. • A unified family court also hears matters typically heard in family court (in jurisdictions that have statutory family courts) or in courts of general jurisdiction, such as divorce, paternity, and emancipation
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family law. 1. The body of law dealing with marriage, divorce, adoption, child custody and support, child abuse and neglect, paternity, juvenile delinquency, and other domestic-relations issues. — Also termed domestic relations; domestic-relations law. 2. (More broadly) the bodies of law dealing with wills and estates, property, constitutional rights, contracts, employment, and finance as they
Procedure. A civil proceeding that is conducted in conformity with the rules of a criminal proceeding because a penalty analogous to a criminal penalty may apply, as in some juvenile proceedings. • For example, juvenile delinquency is classified as a civil offense. But like a defendant in a criminal trial, an accused juvenile faces a
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Family law. 1. In child-abuse and neglect proceedings, after an adjudication hearing at which the state proves its allegations, a hearing at which the court hears evidence and enters orders for the child’s care, custody, and control. • Typically, the judge determines a plan for services aimed at reunifying or rehabilitating the family. 2. In
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The power of the court to hear matters regarding noncriminal conduct committed by a juvenile. See status offense under OFFENSE (1). Cf. delinquency jurisdiction.
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The age at which a person becomes able to distinguish right from wrong and is thus legally capable of committing a crime or tort. • The age of reason varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but 7 years is traditionally the age below which a child is conclusively presumed not to have committed a crime or