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Juvenile probation rules in Madison County GA
When a juvenile is found by the court to be guilty of the charged criminal crime, the court gets jurisdiction over the juveniles life, in very extensive ways. Juvenile Probation will have many terms similar to adult probation, like requirements that the offender obey all laws, work to pay restitution to the victim, report to the officer, get the Officers consent for any change of address or job, and attend counseling or remedial classes for anger management, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse. But, the Juvenile Probation Officers powers is much broader than that. He may direct the juvenile to attend a special school for problem youths so he or she gets special attention. The juvenile may be released to his parents with strict controls decided by the Probation Officer and not the parents. The controls may include a maintaining a job, reaching certain academic goals, and almost any other rules and limits that good parenting might impose. In a real sense, a juvenile becomes a ward of the court, and virtually gets a new parent.
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