If your child has been arrested or otherwise accused of wrongdoing, you’re likely angry at the situation (and possibly at them) and fearful for their future. Given the potentially life-altering stakes of your child’s circumstances, the time to seek legal guidance is now. Whether your child is a minor, an older teenager, or a young […]
The goal of the juvenile criminal justice system is to maintain public safety while rehabilitating and reintegrating people under the age of 18 back into society. While the juvenile system functions similarly to the adult justice system, the courts consider that juveniles are immature and do not bear the same responsibility as adults. However, in […]
Children make mistakes, which sometimes end in a juvenile record, but they shouldn’t have to pay for those mistakes as adults. A juvenile record in Michigan may include various confidential files that can be sealed, including diversion records, criminal records, testimony, reports, and social files. In Michigan, a court will sometimes seal a juvenile record related to […]
Most scientists agree that the human brain is fully developed by age 25. The reward-risk portion of the brain is one of the last parts to mature. So, for example, kids under 25 can see the minimal immediate rewards of drug use, but they cannot appreciate the much-larger risks of drug use. Probably not coincidentally, age […]
Boys will be boys, we often think. We all know lots of people who were subjected to “hazing”, maybe even we were. Think back to fraternities, sports teams, etc. It was something that everyone went through. It made you one of them! Hazing is designed all in good fun to embarrasses those being hazed. It […]
