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Speak Up! - View Question #323 |
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Question: What kind of crime would I have to commit to be put on house arrest?
Answer: According to Arizona Law (ARS 8-201), 'detention' means the 'temporary confinement of a juvenile who requires secure care in a physically restricting facility that is completely surrounded by a locked and physically secure barrier ....'
With this in mind, home detention, also known as house arrest, is considered an alternative to 'detention' in which case the juvenile is allowed to be released into the community and return home, but with strict requirements. Home detention greatly restricts the juveniles freedom and requires that the juvenile does not leave their home unless: 1) accompanied by a parent or guardian, and/or 2) attending school, work or counseling. Home detention can use an electronic monitor (ankle bracelet) which requires that the juvenile stays home at all times unless given permission by their probation officer.
Reasons for having home detention/house arrest ordered include but are not limited to:
1) being placed on JIPS (Juvenile Intensive Probation) which according to ARS 8-271 is a highly structured and closely supervised juvenile probation.... which emphasizes surveillance, treatment, work, education and home detention. The Supreme court's Administrative Order No 90-9 denotes that there are two categories of juveniles who shall be placed on JIPS - 'those who would otherwise have been recommended for placement in an out-of-home institutional or residential setting,' and 'those who, through considering of the nature (type and severity) of the their offense (and) their prior delinquent history of their risk to the community, have demonstrated a need for highly structured, closely supervised program of probation.'
2) having a history of court noncompliance (including failure to appear for court appointment and/or hearings)
3) having previously had a warrant issued for your arrest
4) having a history of absconding (running away)
5) if the probation department feels that you are likely to commit an offense injurious to (yourself) or others'
6) based on the nature (type and severity) of the offense
7) if you commit a crimes against a person (assault, burglary, etc) or animals (cruelty)
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On 10/01/05
ashleigh from NC said:
No, its not a joke, one of my good freinds is on house arrest and he has to complete a 10 month time period in Eckards (a wilderness camp) maybe you should check in next time you think about hurting someone or damaging propertie(s). You are probaly just spoiled, or joking around becuase the law DON'T play around, but just becuase you or your parents dont think you need punishment means you probaly do and im not sorry for you because you need to be punished if you or anyone is doing illegal distruction.
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On 12/21/03
Bubba from WI said:
I can shoplift, sell drugs, ruin my parents property and nobody has done a thing to me. I can blow off court appearances and like nobody cares! Ha ! Ha! Jips and home monitoring is a big fat joke. So are all the lawyers, judges and sociable workers.
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On 12/03/03
tony from CA said:
Hey,i just got caught doing the same thing,but they didn't put me on house arrest. my court day is tomorrow, do you think they are gonna put me aon house arrest?
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On 10/01/03
Rodney from PA said:
hey when u go on house arrest do not tamper with the boxes at any given time these are no joke. Just do the time and you will be done with it.I've been on for 60days and it sucks believe me.
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On 09/23/03
kiki from TX said:
over the summer i was on house arrest along with my cousin for running away and it was no fun at all!!!!!!!!!!
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