It’s March, which means a couple of things for college students. For those who like basketball, March Madness is around the corner. For those who want to party, spring break is days away. It could mean heading down to the Gulf Coast for sun, salt water and beaches or hitting
Sexually inappropriate behavior by minors must be addressed, but youngsters should be treated differently than adults. Doing so serves the best interests of the child and the community. Adolescents are continually changing, developing and learning, so it should be no surprise that they are more open to treatment and rehabilitation.
The police’s use of tasers was in the national spotlight after an officer in Minnesota accidentally shot a suspect with her handgun instead of using her taser. She was recently convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. While this tragedy involved the death of a 26-year-old man who’d been pulled
Most understand the value of school and education. It provides a strong foundation of knowledge that enables children to learn skills for better-paying jobs. But traditional approaches do not work for all children, which means they could lose interest. If juveniles start skipping school, they tend to fall further behind.
It is no surprise that cyberbullying has become increasingly common as we spend more and more of our lives online. Indeed, what was once something that occurred on a playground or a place of employment is now online. In broad terms, it involves using the internet or mobile technology to
A strong and persistently glaring spotlight has unquestionably been shining on acting-up juveniles in recent years, especially in schools spanning Colorado and the rest of the country. That uber-focus has been noted by many criminal law commentators. One authoritative Colorado legal source on adolescent involvement in the criminal justice system
Youthful offenders in the Colorado criminal justice system will always comprise a demographic that is singular and closely scrutinized by law enforcers and regulatory authorities. And that is for this obvious and understandable reason: Juveniles facing legal challenges are just different from adult offenders. Those differences are stark and feature
