It’s difficult to imagine anything more terrifying and devastating than your child being charged with a crime. At a time when you want to do everything in your power to protect your child, parents ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A juvenile was detained after a shooting last week in northern Rapid City that left the victim with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. But other than this information ...

In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...

Workgroup recommends youth cases start in juvenile court 85% of minors auto-charged as adults return to juvenile court or are dismissed Proposed reforms aim to reduce youth detention in adult jails ...

Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — How old is "old enough" to face adult consequences for a crime? That question took center stage at the State House on Thursday as lawmakers debated House Bill 409, also known as the ...