Yes. Children under age 19 have three separate and distinct categories they can be placed under, depending on the circumstances:  Adolescent Offender, Juvenile Offender, and Juvenile Delinquent.  They may sound the same but are handled very differently. Also, there is an additional circumstance that may [...]

A youthful offender adjudication is available for anyone between the ages of 14 and 19 who has committed certain criminal offenses. A person is sentenced as a youthful offender in criminal court only after a resolution of the criminal case by plea or a conviction [...]

Adolescent Offenders are 16 or 17 years old who are charged with a felony.  These cases may be handled in criminal court or Family Court. An adolescent offender will start in criminal court and be transferred to Family Court for resolution or trial. In Family [...]

Juvenile Offenders are 13, 14, or 15 years old and charged with a serious or violent felony.  As with Adolescent Offenders, the case starts in criminal court but can be transferred to Family Court where they are treated like Juvenile Delinquents.

Juvenile Delinquents are over the age of 7, but less than 18, and do something that would otherwise be considered criminal if done by someone older.  If the case remains in family court, the penalties a Juvenile Offender faces are less than an Adult Offender. [...]

Ultimately, being treated as a Juvenile Delinquent is BETTER than a Juvenile Offender, which is BETTER than an Adolescent Offender.  This is because the potential penalties grow progressively harsher as the child gets older. However, any of these designations are vastly better than being charged [...]