Post- Professional Development Quiz

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Juvenile Justice System The structure of the criminal legal system that deals with crimes committed by minors, usually between the ages of 10 and 18 years.
Foster Care System A temporary service provided by States for children who cannot live with their families. Sometimes referred to as Out-of-Home care.
Congregate home Placement setting that consists of 24-hour supervision for children in highly structured settings such as group homes, childcare institutions, residential treatment facilities, or maternity homes.
Biological Family Refers to a family and its members who are related by blood.
Foster Family A family that provides custody or guardianship for children whose parents are unable to look after them.
Kinship home A placement that can occur when a public child welfare agency has legal custody and places a child with relatives or kin in a foster care arrangement.
Foster Boarding home A placement with families that are unknown to the child.