CHILDREN AND THE LAW
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Delinquency Matters
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Custodial Detention
.........In General
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Grounds for detention of minor.
Factors to consider in determining whether to detain child.
Factors to consider in determining whether to detain minor who has previously escaped from commitment.
Factors to consider in determining whether to detain minor who is considered likely to flee.
Factors to consider in determining whether to detain minor if necessary for immediate and urgent protection of child.
Factors to consider in determining whether to detain minor if reasonably necessary for the protection of the person or property of another.
If child ordered detained, the court must make specific additional orders.
Detention of minors in adult facility.
Under W&IC §208.5, a juvenile ct. may transfer to county jail an 18 yr. old who has not yet been found unsuitable for treatment under the juvenile ct. laws.
Juvenile ct. reasonably detained M at juvenile hall until residential facility became available where she engaged in multiple physical altercations, caused property damage and engaged in self-harming behavior.