### Question
Can you define what contact means?


### Answer
**Contact** is defined as the following in *34 U.S.C. § 11103*:

> the points at which a youth and the juvenile justice system or criminal justice system officially intersect, including interactions with a juvenile justice, juvenile court, or law enforcement official

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 11103*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 111-JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY**

