For the juvenile fingerprinting policy, what term describes the offense that triggers the process at age 10?

• A. Non-divertible offense
• B. Diversionable offense
• C. Felony offense only
• D. Misdemeanor offense only

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that juvenile fingerprinting policies distinguish offenses by whether they can be diverted from formal processing or not. A non-divertible offense is one that cannot be diverted away from the formal system. When a juvenile reaches age 10 and commits a non-divertible offense, that triggers the fingerprinting process under the policy. Diversionable offenses, in contrast, can be steered into alternatives outside formal processing, so they don’t automatically trigger fingerprinting at that age. The distinction isn’t about felony vs. misdemeanor; it’s about whether the offense can be diverted, which is what determines when fingerprinting starts.