The agency in charge of monitoring all youths on probation within a jurisdiction is called ________.

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The juvenile probation department is the agency responsible for monitoring all youths on probation within a particular jurisdiction. The juvenile court is responsible for adjudicating delinquency cases, while the Youth Authority (in some states) oversees juveniles who have been committed to state custody. The Juvenile Crime Agency and Social Welfare of Juvenile Center are not commonly used terms to describe specific agencies responsible for juvenile probation.

The Agency in Charge of Monitoring All Youths on Probation