Juvenile Intake Process

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Intake is a process that juveniles must go through to determine if they will be released from the system, released to their parents/guardians, referred to a community-based program, put into secure confinement, put on probation, or be referred to see a judge. The people who make these decisions during intake are also known as intake officers. They are mostly intake probation officers or juvenile court professionals. Intake officers have multiple things that they must do to make sure that the best decision is made for juveniles. Some of their duties include gathering information about the juvenile, referring juveniles to services or programs for treatment, and also referring them to temporary secured facilities. They often work with the families