dispositional hearing

dispositional hearing

a proceeding held in juvenile court cases after the court finds that an offense has been committed. It is similar to the sentencing hearing or penalty phase in an adult criminal court.

Related Terms

metabolic screening

metabolic screening examination procedures used in predicti...

senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (SDAT)

Sorry, "senile-dementia-of-the-alzheimers-type-sdat" is not in the Dictionary of...

indirect measurement

indirect measurement a method in which a researcher gathers...

savings method

savings method a way of measuring quantitatively, without r...

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

Sorry, "academy-of-certified-social-workers-acsw" is not in the Dictionary of Ps...

relational frame theory (RFT)

Sorry, "relational-frame-theory-rft" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Ple...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter D

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z