Course: Introduction / Juvenile Justice
A petition is “A document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or asking that an alleged delinquent be waived to criminal court for prosecution as an adult.”
Source: OJJDP
Source URL: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/glossary.html
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