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Aztec High School in Yuma, Arizona was a school for at-risk and juvenile probation students on the site of the Yuma County Juvenile Court. [4] It was founded in 1994 and moved to its current campus site in 2001.
The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Downtown Phoenix. [1] Adobe Mountain School is the only secure facility managed by the agency and is an associate member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. [2] [3] The Adobe Mountain School has units for both boys and girls. [2]
An Arizona trial court is not required to give greater precedent to a Court of Appeals decision from the division it is located in then a decision from the other division. [3] Division 1 consists of Maricopa, Yuma, La Paz, Mohave, Coconino, Yavapai, Navajo and Apache counties.
Yuma County includes the Yuma, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county borders three states: Sonora, Mexico, to the south, and two other states to the west, across the Colorado River: California of the United States and the Mexican state of Baja California. Being 63.8% Hispanic in 2020, Yuma is Arizona's largest majority-Hispanic ...
The Yuma County Courthouse is a historic building in Yuma, Arizona. It is the third building to serve as the courthouse of Yuma County, Arizona. [2] It was built in 1928, and designed by Ralph Swearingen & G. A. Hanssen, two architects from San Diego, California. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December ...
Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, children who commit a crime are treated differently from legal adults who have committed the same offense.
Whitley said Tuesday that the juvenile court has a caseload of about 625, of which about 350 are felony cases. In the adult system, the lowest caseload a judge has is just over 1,000.
In some countries, a juvenile court is a court of special jurisdiction charged with adjudicating cases involving crimes committed by those who have not yet reached a specific age. If convicted in a juvenile court, the offender is found "responsible" for their actions as opposed to "guilty" of a criminal offense.