Most children charged with a crime before their 18th birthday will find themselves in juvenile court. However, in some specific cases, the court may charge a child as an adult, and that child will face more severe penalties if the court finds them guilty. Could...
Month: August 2020
What is a juvenile waiver?
Parents of teens who have been arrested generally expect their children to face charges as juveniles. However, it is possible that a judge may decide that a Washington teenager should be tried as an adult if he or she is accused of committing a more serious offense....
Is it time for youth prisons to close?
Sending Washington teenage offenders to juvenile detention facilities is a long standing practice, but not necessarily an effective one. Data and research indicate that youth prisons actually have the opposite of the intended effect. Here is why some advocacy groups,...