Juveniles in the Illinois Court System
When a juvenile is arrested for a crime, the court process shares some similarities to an adult arrest, but juveniles have different options to avoid ...
When a Minor is Charged with Liquor Law Violations
There are many parties that can face liquor law violations, and minors are the most common offenders charged with this crime.
Plea Options for a Minor in Possession Charge in Ohio
If your child has been charged with Possession of alcohol then it is time to take action. First and foremost, you need to have your child assessed to...
Exploration of the Juvenile Criminal Process
After your child is arrested or receives a citation for court, law enforcement will send their investigative reports to the District Attorney’s ...
Juvenile Crime: After the Arrest
If your son or daughter’s recently been truant, arrested, or the cause of a complaint filed by a worried citizen, one may as the parent want to ...
Texas Juvenile Legal Process: A Defense Lawyer’s Perception
Commonly, families interacting with the juvenile justice system feel like they are slipping deeper and deeper into quicksand. I understand your frus...
Juvenile Shoplifting
Shoplifting is the act of stealing or intentionally paying less than the ticketed amount for products in a store. Nationally, shoplifting has a huge e...
Juvenile Weapon Possession
There is great controversy today over gun control in the United States. While there are many who believe the Constitution gives every individual ...
Fake ID Penalty
Adults who offer a forged or altered driver’s license, passport, or other form of ID for an illegal purpose are typically charged with forgery or ...
Child Abuse
Child abuse and neglect occurs in all parts of the world, all cultures and within all socio-economic brackets. Child abuse can be defined as any abu...
Minor in Possession of Alcohol
All states regulate minors' possession of alcohol in public, and sale to minors.
Incorrigibility Laws
An incorrigible child is one who consistently balks at his parents’ demands and/or instructions, is habitually truant from school, often runs away...
Public Intoxication
In the United States public intoxication laws are determined by each state, so there is a fairly wide and broad definition. In general terms it is a...
Teenage Vandalism Laws
If you do not own it, do not deface it. Vandalism is the term for crimes such as graffiti, keying cars, toppling headstones, and virtually any oth...
Juvenile Theft
Juvenile theft in one form or another is the number one crime among minors. Theft is defined as the unlawful taking of someone else’s property w...
Underage DUI
Underage driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense with significant consequences. Drivers under the age of 21 who have been drinking ...
Underage Drinking
Underage alcohol consumption often couples the consequences of allowing already immature teens to have even less control because of alcohol consumpt...
Truancy among Teens
Attending school regularly from a young age is crucial to a chance at success as an adult; children who miss school and as a result, fall behind ear...
Run Away Teenagers
It’s estimated that more than a million teenagers—about three-fourths of them girls—run away from home each year. Most are teens, but some child...
Juvenile Assualt
Assault is the threat or attempt of violence upon another person with the ability to carry out the threat. Simple assault does not involve the actu...
Juvenile Drug Possession
Juvenile disorderly conduct is a behaviour that disturbs the public peace and propriety, shocks the community, or offends the public sense of morali...
Juvenile Disorderly Conduct
Juvenile disorderly conduct is a behaviour that disturbs the public peace and propriety, shocks the community, or offends the public sense of morali...
Juvenile Delinquency Laws
Juvenile Delinquency is the term used to describe teenage lawbreakers between the ages of approximately 14 and 21. The age and the treatment of j...
Juvenile Criminal Mischief
Juvenile Criminal Mischief is a crime in which a minor damages the property of others or causes substantial inconvenience to a property owner. De...
Juvenile Curfew Laws
Curfew restrictions are local laws aimed at keeping young teenagers safe and out of trouble. Most U.S. cities with populations of more than 30,000 hav...
Juvenile Justice
Has your child been charged with a criminal offense? Depending on the nature of the crime, being charged with a serious misdemeanor or felony c...
