Detention of Juveniles in general is the temporary care of children in physically restricting facilities (Ward 7-5). The primary basis of detention is usually the seriousness of the offense (Ward 7-5). Whether the juvenile is held for a period of time in detention depends on the outcome of a detention hearing, where the appropriateness of the detention is determined (Champion 500). Juveniles are guaranteed a detention hearing within 24-48 hours, this hearing is before a judge (…showed first 75 words of 1167 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1167 total…WORKS CITED (DJJ) Website: www.ci.nyc.us.html/djj/html/nsd.html Department of Juvenile Justice. July 15, 2000. (2 DJJ) Website: www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/djj/html/secdet.html Department of Juvenile Justice. July 15,2000. (3 DJJ) Website: www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/djj/html/facts.html Department of Juvenile Justice. July 15, 2000. Champion, Dean J. The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, Inc. 1998. Ward, Sara. Class Lectures. July 5, 2000. July 13, 2000.