Reference
The legal procedure for determining whether a juvenile’s hearing case should be transferred from juvenile court for trial in the adult court system.
Rehabilitate
To permanently change behavior.
Relevant
Directly related to the issue as it tends either to prove or disprove the point.
Restitution
The sentence often used instead of a fine or imprisonment, designed to restore the victim to his or her condition before the crime.
Restorative Justice
An alternative way of thinking about crime and criminal justice. Crime is considered a violation of the victim and the community, in addition to a crime against the state. The offender becomes accountable not only to the state, but to the victim and community as aw hole.
Glossary terms provided by the following: The Manual for School Social Work Practices in Minnesota produced by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in partnership with the Minnesota School Social Worker Association (MSSWA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Mental Health Information Center, Center fro Mental Health Services, Hennepin County Community Corrections, Brown County Probation and Minnesota Judicial Branch.