What are some recent cases of juvenile crime?

Court papers… (Newser) – After a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a Walmart in Louisiana Saturday night, the local sheriff issued a heartfelt plea for parents to help stop the frightening rise in youth violence. “This is not something we can police our way out of,” said Calcasieu Parish Sheriff…

What’s the right minimum age to charge a child as a juvenile?

What’s the right minimum age to charge a child as a juvenile delinquent? (Newser) – In New York state, children as young as 7 can be arrested and charged as juvenile delinquents in family court. But is that age too young?

How old do you have to be to go to juvenile court in New York?

(Newser) – In New York state, children as young as 7 can be arrested and charged as juvenile delinquents in family court. But is that age too young?

What was the Supreme Court decision on juvenile offenders?

(Newser) – A 71-year-old Louisiana inmate whose case led to a landmark Supreme Court decision on juvenile-offender sentences was denied parole on Monday, more than a half-century after he killed a sheriff’s deputy at age 17. A three-member panel from the state parole board voted 2 to 1 to keep Henry…

When to release information about a juvenile record?

Unless otherwise authorized by this section, information about the juvenile record may not be released when the request for information is related to an application for employment, license, bonding, or any civil right or privilege.

Can a juvenile court case be closed to the public?

For example, in most states juvenile court proceedings and records can be closed to the public. Some states also allow judges to close down the portions of adult trials that require juvenile testimony or evidence. In such cases, the decision of whether to allow access is often left to the discretion of a judge.

What happens to a child after a juvenile arrest?

There, depending on the situation, the child may be detained until parents arrive (and then released), placed in the custody of the local “protective services” agency for children, or simply put into lock-up.

Can a newspaper publish the name of a 16 year old?

App. Div. 1993) (New Jersey appellate court upheld the right of a newspaper to publish the name and other identifying information about a 16-year-old charged with scalding her two-month-old nephew to death while bathing him.

Court papers… (Newser) – After a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a Walmart in Louisiana Saturday night, the local sheriff issued a heartfelt plea for parents to help stop the frightening rise in youth violence. “This is not something we can police our way out of,” said Calcasieu Parish Sheriff…

What’s the right minimum age to charge a child as a juvenile delinquent? (Newser) – In New York state, children as young as 7 can be arrested and charged as juvenile delinquents in family court. But is that age too young?

Who are the two juvenile offenders in Philadelphia?

(Newser) – “You could write a book” about Kemonie McKee and Syniah Martinez, a Philly-area police official tells the Philadelphia Inquirer , but the story about the two teen girls wouldn’t exactly be a fairy tale. Instead, McKee, 16, and Martinez, 17, pulled off “some very heinous, nasty crimes,”…

(Newser) – A 71-year-old Louisiana inmate whose case led to a landmark Supreme Court decision on juvenile-offender sentences was denied parole on Monday, more than a half-century after he killed a sheriff’s deputy at age 17. A three-member panel from the state parole board voted 2 to 1 to keep Henry…