▁members ▁that ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁over see ing ▁ju ven ile ▁justice ▁services ▁from ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁the ▁youth ; ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Texas ▁with ▁Texas ▁Senate ▁appro val . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁Texas ▁Ju ven ile ▁Justice ▁Department ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁treatment ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁the ▁det ained ▁youth . ▁T J J D ▁see ks ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁safe ▁environment ▁to ▁ju ven ile ▁off enders . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁entity ▁is ▁to ▁assist ▁ju ven iles ▁to ▁obtain ▁re h abil itative ▁services ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁successfully ▁become ▁good ▁citizens . ▁T J J D ▁also ▁st riv es ▁to ▁educ ate ▁youth ▁about ▁eth ics , ▁work ▁and ▁guide ▁trouble d ▁youth ▁to ▁becoming ▁product ive ▁individuals , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁discipl ining ▁all ▁youth ▁entering ▁registered ▁T J J D ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Ju ven ile ▁off enders ▁are ▁court ▁ordered ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁Texas ▁Ju ven ile ▁Justice ▁Department ▁facilities . ▁The ▁det ained ▁individuals ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁no ▁older ▁than ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 . ▁Most ▁ju ven ile ▁records ▁are ▁se aled ▁as ▁this ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁youth ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁second ▁opportunity , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁exceptions ▁to ▁se aling ▁records ▁as ▁those ▁individuals ▁that ▁commit ▁serious ▁cr imes ▁may ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁sentence ▁in ▁an ▁adult ▁system , ▁therefore ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁records ▁se aled .