Being arrested as a teenager can be a frightening experience. Unfortunately, criminal charges are the reality that some minors must face over youthful mistakes. For example, a Washington teenager was recently arrested after he allegedly fled from a traffic stop. On...
Year: 2020
How Does The Justice System Treat Autism?
The judicial system is challenging enough to navigate. The entire process of being questioned for a crime is meant to disorient a person into revealing the truth. There are very few protocols in place to cater to a person with different communication needs. There are...
Is juvenile justice really justice?
Being taken away from one’s home is an extremely traumatic experience. Despite this, hundreds of thousands of juveniles are removed from their families and placed into some kind of detention center. The juvenile justice system does not always treat teens the same way,...
Should juvenile offenders serve life without parole?
If it seems as though teenagers struggle to make good decisions, it is not because they are collectively choosing to do so. At this age, their brains are simply not fully developed yet. Indeed, a lack of impulse control may even seem like a defining characteristic of...
2 teens face criminal charges for attempted murder
Washington police recently took two teenage boys into custody for their alleged role in an attempted murder. Of the two, one is facing a second degree charge for allegedly violating the Uniformed Firearms Act, while both are facing first degree criminal charges for...
Accident endangers lives of youthful offenders
Sometimes when children reach their teen years, they begin testing the boundaries or struggling to find their identities. This may lead to reckless behavior that parents may not understand. Unfortunately, that reckless behavior may place the lives of youthful...
Finding the right juvenile law guidance
You probably still remember what it was like to be a teenager, and you know that it was not easy. Like most people in Washington, you probably made your fair share of mistakes during your teen years but were still able to move forward with your life. Unfortunately,...
Do teenage suspects understand their Miranda rights?
Police questioning is routine in Washington, but it can be overwhelming and scary in the moment -- especially when that questioning involves a minor. This is partly because minors are not always aware of what rights they have when in police custody or being...
Will my child’s legal problems keep them from attending college?
Your teenager’s trajectory may differ from the one you had set them on. Bright and talented, you likely expected that they would be college-bound. Yet, they may have experienced challenges that have prevented them from thriving in the way you had hoped. If your...
Probation violations are rarely violent offenses
For juvenile offenders who have been sentenced to detention centers, finding a way to regain some sense of freedom is often a priority. However, probation usually comes with strict terms, any violation of which may send a minor back into detention. According to...