CRJ 3312: Juvenile Delinquency

Services are provided to juveniles under the authority of the Tarrant County Juvenile Board, which has designated the 323rd State District Court to serve as the Juvenile Court. By statute, Tarrant County Juvenile Services is the agency designated to receive law enforcement reports of law violations defined either as delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision allegedly committed by juveniles (children ages 10 through 16).

The 323rd Family District Court is a juvenile court and hears Child Welfare and Juvenile Delinquency cases.

When a juvenile is referred to Tarrant County Juvenile Services by a local law enforcement agency for an alleged law violation, and is not currently under probation supervision, the case is directed to the Court Intake Unit and assigned to a Court Intake Probation Officer.

The Tarrant County Juvenile Services' Psychological Services Division provides a wide array of mental health services to improve outcomes for juveniles who exhibit serious emotional disturbances and mental illnesses.

Texas Statutes are divided into major subjects, called Codes. Title 3 of the Family Code is called Juvenile Justice Code.

The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. Title 18 of the Code is Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Part IV of this title is called Correction of Youthful Offenders.

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Adopted 14 December 1990 by General Assembly resolution 45/113