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      • The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is a state agency in Texas, headquartered in the Central Services Building (CSB) in Austin. It was created on December 1, 2011, replacing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
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  1. Aug 16, 2024 · Texas Juvenile Justice Department formed in 2011, when the Texas Legislature combined the functions of the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. It is charged with keeping communities safe through its role helping high-risk youthful offenders reform and find a more successful future.

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  3. About TJJD. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department operates five secure facilities and three halfway houses serving youth up to age 18 who’ve committed felony-level offenses and been assigned by juvenile court judges to a program of rehabilitation at TJJD campuses.

  4. In Texas, individual counties provide services to all youth referred to the juvenile courts, and prosecute juvenile cases, either through their district or county attorney’s office. County juvenile probation departments handle most of the sanctions and therapeutic interventions the courts impose.

  5. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is a state agency in Texas, headquartered in the Central Services Building (CSB) in Austin. It was created on December 1, 2011, replacing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. [1]

  6. In the Texas juvenile justice system, a juvenile is defined as a person who commits an offense between ages 10 and 16. If the juvenile is accused of running away, truancy, or a class C misdemeanor, the juvenile is usually sent to a Municipal Court or a Justice of the Peace Court.

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  7. May 10, 2024 · This publication from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides information about juvenile justice procedures including age limits, the court process, and the right to an attorney.

  8. Initial contact with the Texas juvenile justice system typically occurs when an incident or behavior is reported to law enforcement, who then may decide whether to divert the youth away from the juvenile justice system or refer the youth to the local juvenile probation department.

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