Also, the court may enter orders regarding parents, relatives, or other people who live in the home. Adjudication hearings a. Contested adjudications are similar to trials in criminal courts. The vast majority of juvenile court adjudications are uncontested. At an uncontested adjudication hearing, the youth, or frequently the youth's attorney, admits the charges.
Probation is the most frequently used disposition.
C. Correctional Programs for Juveniles 1. Evaluations of some programs indicate that they are effective at reducing recidivism or that they are as effective as institutional placement. In contrast, evaluations of other community-based programs indicate that they have little effect on subsequent offending. Objectives of community-based correctional programs for juveniles a. A second trend has been the increasing privatization ofjuvenile corrections.