Preadjudication confinement cannot occur in adult jail, lockup, or juvenile facilities for which groups?

Preadjudication confinement cannot occur in adult jail, lockup, or juvenile facilities for which groups?

• A. Non-offenders
• B. Status offenders
• C. Mentally ill/dangerous juveniles
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Preadjudication confinement means holding someone before a formal delinquency determination. The point is to protect rights and avoid punishing youths who haven’t been found delinquent or charged with a crime, by using appropriate settings instead of punitive jail-like confinement. Non-offenders haven’t been charged with an offense, so detaining them preadjudication would be inappropriate and violate their rights. Status offenders commit behaviors that would not be crimes for adults (like truancy), and most jurisdictions limit confinement for these youths in secure facilities, preferring nonsecure or community-based responses. For youths who are mentally ill or dangerous, their needs require evaluation and treatment in specialized mental health settings rather than in a standard jail or juvenile confinement facility. Because all of these groups should not be housed preadjudication in adult jails, lockups, or typical juvenile facilities, the best choice is all of the above.

Preadjudication confinement means holding someone before a formal delinquency determination. The point is to protect rights and avoid punishing youths who haven’t been found delinquent or charged with a crime, by using appropriate settings instead of punitive jail-like confinement.

Non-offenders haven’t been charged with an offense, so detaining them preadjudication would be inappropriate and violate their rights. Status offenders commit behaviors that would not be crimes for adults (like truancy), and most jurisdictions limit confinement for these youths in secure facilities, preferring nonsecure or community-based responses. For youths who are mentally ill or dangerous, their needs require evaluation and treatment in specialized mental health settings rather than in a standard jail or juvenile confinement facility.

Because all of these groups should not be housed preadjudication in adult jails, lockups, or typical juvenile facilities, the best choice is all of the above.