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Children who break the law are subject to a separate judicial system called the juvenile court system. In some states, the court may be called family court or probate court. Generally, the focus of the juvenile court system is based more on rehabilitation than on punishment. In some cases, however, older juveniles who commit more serious crimes will be charged as adults and tried in the regular criminal courts. In such cases, sentences will be more in accord with adult punishment, whereas in juvenile court, any incarceration is usually in a more rehabilitative setting and generally ends when the juvenile attains the age of majority. Juvenile courts in many states also hear cases involving the abuse or neglect of children.