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
It is “really important to not hesitate and to not wait.” Those words are offered up as instructive advice from a prominent voice in Colorado’s criminal justice community. What Patrick Hedrick – Denver Public Safety Youth Programs Director – really seeks to emphasize with his don’t-delay statement is this: When
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
