What are ‘intensive probation services’?

Dozens of people attend a vigil for 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in the Little Village neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2022. Sixteen-year-old Emilio Corripio was charged in the fatal shooting of Ortega, who was struck in the head while crossing the street on January 22 while Corripio was allegedly shooting at rival gang members. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times, Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

When Melissa Ortega was shot to death Jan. 22 in Little Village, Emilio Corripio, the teen accused of pulling the trigger, was just months into a three-year sentence of “intensive probation services.”

Corripio went into the probation program after pleading “delinquent” to two carjackings and possession of a stolen vehicle. “Delinquent” is the juvenile court equivalent of a guilty plea.