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Can the Judge of the Juvenile Court place my child in the Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC) if I request him to do so?

April 26, 2017center child Court detention judge juvenile Regional youth

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Can the Judge of the Juvenile Court place my child in the Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC) if I request him to do so?

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No. The Juvenile Court is not designed to punish a juvenile, but to find the most appropriate method of correcting the juvenile’s delinquent behaviors. Further, unless the offense meets a certain level of severity, a commitment to the RYDC or YDC is not available.