Transcript Dependency Court Flowchart - Big Brothers Big Sisters of

Dependency Court
Flowchart
Petition filed
Shelter
Hearing
Petition for
Expedited TPR
Pre-Trial Status
Conference *
Adjudication
Case Plan
Approval *
Petition for
Termination of
Parental Rights
Advisory Hearing
Arraignment and
Shelter Review
Disposition
* Possible BBBS Referral Point
Grounds
for TPR
established
Disposition
Hearing
Termination of
Parental Rights
Grounds for
TPR not
established
Initial Judicial
Review
Judicial Review/
Permanency Hearing
Adjudicate or
Re-adjudicate
Child Dependent
Dismiss
Petition
Delinquency Court Flowchart
Juvenile
Arrested
Counseled and Released –
No Formal Action Taken *
Closed at
Intake
Informal
Probation *
* Possible BBBS Referral Point
Referred to
Juvenile Court *
Direct File in
Adult Court
Petition Filed: Youth Formally
enters Juvenile Justice System
Transferred
Judge Rules: Youth
Delinquent?
Yes
No
Felony
Misdemeanor
Community-Based
Programs/Sanctions *
DYS Juvenile
Correctional Facility
Commitment *
Community
Correctional
Facility *
Probation
Diversion *
Youth Not
Charged
Teen Court Flowchart
* Possible BBBS Referral Point
Offense
Referral
Source
Referred to
Teen Court *
i.e. Law Enforcement;
Schools; Courts; Dept.
of Human Services
Intake Juvenile
+ Parents with
TC staff
TC attorneys
(case assigned
and prepared)
TEEN
COURT *
Sanctions
i.e. curfew;
community
service;
alcohol/drug
assessment;
workshops
Completed
Sanctions
Sanctions
Incomplete
Referral
Source
Advised
Returned to
Referral
Source for
Appropriate
Action
No Public
Record
Probation Flowcharts
* Possible BBBS Referral Point
Informal Probation
Informal
Hearing *
Terms may
include:
restitution,
mandatory
curfew,
school
attendance,
rehabilitation
Formal Probation
Judge orders disposition
Probation
issued *
Youth agrees
to Consent
Decree
Court counselor
assigned
Youth released on
probationary basis
Meets
requirements
Fails to meet
requirements
Case dismissed
Referred for
formal processing
Additional terms
may include drug
counseling,
weekend stay at
detention center,
restitution
Periodic review
hearings
Completes
obligation
Violation of law
or probation
Judge
terminates
case
Back to court
Law Enforcement Flowchart
* Possible BBBS Referral Point
Finding by Law Enforcement
Delinquent Act(s) or
Juvenile Petty
Offense(s)
Yes
No
Informal
Handling *
ARREST
With or without
citation, release to
Parent(s)/ Legal
Guardian(s) *
Citation : Detain
-Secure Detention
-Non-Secure
(shelter-care)
Reports sent to County
Attorney’s Office for
consideration of formal
charges
Prosecutor reviews citation and/or law
enforcement report(s} & witness statements for
evidence of proof that a crime was committed
•Formal Warning
•Community
Resource Referral
•Counsel &
Release to
Parent(s)/ Legal
Guardians