Juvenile Division

Juvenile Court has jurisdiction over accused offenders who are 16 and younger. The most serious juvenile offenders, the ones who are deemed a danger to the community, are held in custody at the Court’s Juvenile Detention Center, located on North Vandeventer.

The majority of children in our juvenile system, however, are not offenders but rather victims of neglect and abuse, who the Court has removed from their homes for their own safety.

Click the PDF files below to learn more about the Juvenile Division.

Click here to read the City of St. Louis Family Court Report to the Community in a new window. Click here to read the report card. Click here to read the "Pre-Adjudication Recidivism and Failure to Appear 2005 through September 2010" report These PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader. The following is a list of departments and services at the Juvenile Court. Click to learn more about each. These documents are PDF's and require Adobe Acrobat. They will open in a new window.

Child Protection and  Permanency Unit Comprehensive Study Unit Community Service Restitution Program Detention Alternatives Program Mediation-Special Court Services Family Sub-Contracted Services FSCS Program Family Drug Court Field Unit A Field Unit B Gun Court Innovative Concept Academy ICA After School Programs Intake Process Informal Treatment and Diversion Services Juvenile Detention Center Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

Juvenile Drug Court Legal Department Neighborhood Accountability Board Nightwatch Practicum Placement Opportunities Pro Se Clinic Psychological Services Unit Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact Research Analyst Supervision Orientation Truancy City Court Truancy Initiative Project Volunteer Opportunities Victim-Offender Dialogue Victim Services