Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
The United States is a free country, and because of that, our citizens are allowed to move freely from one place to another. However, this comes with a few restrictions — especially if you’re a minor. In Colorado, minors don’t … Continue reading
Tagged curfew violations |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
Kids make mistakes. All of them. It’s just a part of life. The parts of our brains that make decisions are not fully formed until the age of 25. Science has proven that a teenager’s brain just works differently than … Continue reading
Tagged Juvenile Crimes |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
Teens are infamous for their lapses in judgment. In fact, it’s well-known that the teenage brain isn’t fully mature, and that teens lack the decision-making capacity of adults. To mitigate damages of poor decisions early on, juvenile criminal records are … Continue reading
Tagged Juvenile Crimes |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
“He was a good kid. I don’t know what happened.” “She just started acting out.” “I always knew this was coming.” These are the kinds of things you hear from parents, teachers, and others when minors get charged with crimes. … Continue reading
Tagged Juvenile Crimes |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault | Juvenile Crimes
Traditionally, consequences for fighting in school were limited to a trip to the principal’s office and school-enforced punishments such as detention, suspension or – in the worst case – expulsion. However, violence is a growing problem in schools across the … Continue reading
Tagged assault |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
Juvenile crimes are a serious problem in society not only for the present, but also in terms of how they may impact our nation’s future. Juvenile delinquency can be considered a systemic problem – parents, schools, society, culture, and government … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
Colorado has all kinds of laws on the books specifically aimed at juveniles, but there are some that get more use than others. As a parent, this is incredibly important to know. It may not be possible to stop yourself … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Expungement / Criminal Record Sealing | Juvenile Crimes
Everyone makes mistakes. Especially when we’re young, figuring out who we are and learning about the world. What no one wants is the mistakes of their wayward youth to follow them around when they become adults. That’s why a bill … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes
Under Colorado law, a juvenile is any person under 18 years of age. And if a juvenile commits a crime, he or she can either be charged as a juvenile or an adult depending on the circumstances. In following with … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Juvenile Crimes | Sex Crimes | Sexting
The law often lags far behind new technology—sometimes with disastrous results. One huge example of this is the rise of sexting among teens. Until the law is modified, minors can find themselves facing child pornography charges for sharing explicit photos … Continue reading
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