If law enforcement arrests and charges your child with a crime, you may feel angry, fearful and helpless. Understanding the Florida juvenile justice process can help you get a handle on this difficult situation. Learn more about what to expect if your child becomes...
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Juvenile Crimes
Florida juveniles and theft/property criminal charges
Juveniles in Fort Myers and surrounding areas of Southwest Florida and the Gulf Coast become targets sometimes in criminal law probes. Those investigations can be varied and wide-ranging, with alleged wrongdoers spanning a spectrum from college-aged individuals to...
Some special considerations relevant to the juvenile justice realm
Many readers of our criminal defense blog posts in Southwest Florida and elsewhere across the state likely have children. And they were of course kids themselves once.Which speaks to insight. Namely, it breeds a sharp understanding of parents that their children are...
The role of plea bargaining in defending juvenile crimes
Sometimes, teenagers in Florida commit crimes as the result of a dare or peer pressure, without realizing that the potential consequences could adversely affect the rest of their lives. Whether they are involved in underage drinking, drunk driving, or breaking and...
Juvenile crimes: Check your kids’ planned Halloween pranks
What is more fun than dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating in Florida or elsewhere? However, along with costumes and candy, it is the time for pranks. While most pranks are done for fun, it might be a good idea to check that the pranks your teenagers...
Juvenile crimes: Officer fired after arrest of 6-year-olds
The Orlando Chief of Police recently expressed his displeasure in the actions of a school resource officer. Reportedly, the chief apologized to two 6-year-old children and their parents after the officer arrested and handcuffed the children in two separate incidents....
Juvenile crimes: What does community service involve?
In Florida, judges are authorized to sentence defendants to community service. In many cases, such court orders are issued for juvenile crimes, especially when the charges involve misdemeanors and delinquency. But what does community service involve?Community service...
Juvenile crimes: Teenager allegedly pays for murder of parents
The parents of a Florida teenager are pressing charges after learning that their daughter planned to pay someone to kill them. The 17-year-old girl was arrested for juvenile crimes and charged with attempted murder. A police affidavit indicates that the teenager...
Teen accused of juvenile crimes after threats to shoot up school
The texted threats sent on a group chat recently were the fourth such incidents in Florida within one month. A 16-year-old girl is being held in a facility for those suspected of juvenile crimes. According to the arrest record, a high school student threatened to...
Juvenile crimes: Teen accused of murder might be charged as adult
The Florida juvenile justice system aims to rehabilitate teens younger than 18 years. The courts work with various other authorities to establish rehabilitation plans instead of punishing perpetrators of juvenile crimes. However, exceptions exist, and prosecutors are...