When kids get arrested : what every adult should know / Sandra Simkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simkins, Sandra, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every year, millions of children across the country get arrested. What most adults do not know is that the juvenile justice system has become much more punitive in the last fifteen years. No longer is juvenile court a place where regardless of what happens you get a clean slate when you turn eighteen. Today almost every adjudication of delinquency is accompanied by adult-style fingerprinting, prior record score points, and DNA tests that can stay in a state repository for years. For every stage of the justice system, from arrest to expungement, When Kids Get Arrested gives "top tips" to help adults make the best choices to protect children from long-term negative consequences. Sandra Simkins provides straight answers to common questions such as: Should I let my child talk to the police without a lawyer? How can I help my child succeed on probation? Should my child admit to the charges or take the case to trial? How will this case impact my child's future? Will it prevent him from getting a job or going into the army? My child has mental health issues. Can the juvenile justice system help? My daughter is out of control. Should I call the police? My son got arrested at school and is now suspended. What should I do next? Simkins takes complicated legal concepts and breaks them down into easy-to-understand guidelines. She includes information on topics such as police interrogation, detention hearings, and bail, along with state-by-state specifics. When Kids Get Arrested is a perfect resource for parents, social workers, guidance counselors, teachers, principals, coaches, and anyone else who works with children.

Contents:

Overview of the juvenile court

Interrogation : what the police don't what you to know

Arrest

The detention hearing : will they keep the child in custody until trial?

Pretrial issues : what to do between the detention hearing and the trial

Should the child take a deal or go to trial?

Will the juvenile record go away when the child becomes an adult?

Disposition hearing (sentencing) : asking the court to provide the services the child needs

How to succeed on probation

When the child is sent to residential placement

Transferring children to adult criminal court

School search issues

When children get suspended or expelled : school discipline and zero-tolerance policies

Special education issues

Does race matter?

Children with mental health issues

Institutional abuse : is the child in danger?

The special needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth

The special needs of girls

When the child is charged with a sexual offense.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49250-3

9786613587732

0-8135-4818-7

OCLC:

593295671