Hello, Lori, Overall great and informative post. I agree with you that the intake process is a very important phase in the juvenile court process. Working as a detention deputy for an adult facility, I know that the two most important phases of someone who is incarcerated is when they enter the facility and when they leave. This is because as a deputy, I want to know that a person has improved from the time they have entered the facility and left the jail. Furthermore, when a juvenile enters a facility, he or she may be upset about being there, and an officer can potentially offer that minor many encouraging words that can assist in them changing their life for the better. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the
