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Local Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| juvenile | any citizen under the age of 17 this means you must follow local state and federal laws. |
| delinquent behavior | when a child comments a crime it is considerd a delinquent behavior |
| unruly behavior | is commited as a statuse defence when commited bye children would not be crime child refusing to go to school child runs away |
| right of juveniles | a lawyer cross examine witness provide evidence to support ones own case remain silent |
| juvenille justice system | a judge looks over the case the next step is a proable becouse the next step is dispotintal hearing |
| 7 delinquent behaviors | rape,murder,armed robbery,voulntary man slaghter,agervated sexual battery,agervated sodomy,agervated child melestation |
| local goverment | provide services and protections to people who live in a particular counties or cities |
| county goverment | today there are 159 counties in georgia countys |
| city goverment | georgia has apoximently 600 cities and towns also called municipalitys municipalitys have more charecters |
| weak mayor council | it has a weak mayor is elected bye the voters in the city |
| strong mayor council | has a powerfule mayor- is elected by the voters in the city and can veto legastatives passed bye the city |
| council manager | the city has a city manager head of the executive branch who is in charge of the city changes |
| special purpose goverments | created bye city- county goverments |
| revenue | money that the goverment bring in is called revenue |