delinquent | definition

Doc's CJ Glossary by Adam J. McKee
Course: Introduction / Juvenile Justice

A delinquent is a  juvenile who has committed an act that would be called a “crime” if the actor was an adult.


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Last Modified: 07/17/2021

 

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