Juvenile Crime
The Juvenile Crime topic page is a resource for cops, SROs and others dealing with juvenile crime and offenders, with news and information about everything from minors engaging in sexting to dealing with violent, potentially deadly kids.
Agencies that build formal collaboration channels between patrol, detectives and SROs can solve juvenile cases faster, build stronger cases and achieve better outcomes for youth
How police and schools can work together to prevent school shootings and improve student safety
Expanded cyberbullying statutes are shifting routine school discipline to detectives, creating juvenile cases that rarely meet criminal thresholds and strain investigative resources
Spike in tickets for kids as young as 6 as number of campus officers has increased
Was struggling with a 16-year-old female who was possibly under the influence of narcotics and alcohol
The 17-year-old boy hit two police cars and reportedly took aim at a third during the pursuit
His main duties are investigating child abuse cases and working with at-risk children and teenagers in the community
SROs are often told of potential fights, incidents of abuse, and the whereabouts of drugs, alcohol, and guns on campus
Police say the 15-year-old gunman shot into a wall, a desk and equipment in the room, but was not aiming at any students
The mother turned her son in after seeing the video her son and his friends had posted on YouTube and Facebook
The bus driver and 18 high school students were taken to hospitals after the hit-and-run crash occured Monday
Is being detained at the Department of Juvenile Justice for stealing two cars in one week
The exploding pen burned the hand and sent fragments into the arm of a fellow student at their Charlotte alternative school
Officer Erik Karney was injured by a bullet that struck a wall but disarmed and arrested the high school freshman
The text read, “Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?”
The shooting comes as Miami police begin a five-day operation to flood the streets with extra officers, in uniform and plainclothes
Fatal shooting in Santa Fe mall parking lot was over a girl
The autistic 3rd grader was arrested after spitting on and inappropriately touching two instructors
The 17-year-old girl has been charged as a juvenile with third-degree assault
Despite a deep recession that has made millions desperate, crime fell more than five percent last year
Seeking extradition of several suspects overseas
Jacobo Reyes was arrested after an investigation linked him to the attack through DNA evidence
Many parents just don’t know how to deal with an unruly or uncooperative child — all too often, that responsibility falls to police
Nathanael Sloop beat the boy to disfigure his face and teeth before he buried him
Source: No broken bones in alleged police beating
Sports players need to ‘be protected out there,’ Houston manager Brad Mills said
This is the first time that a TASER has been used by Philadelphia police to apprehend a field jumper
Robert Rosas was shot eight times in the head, neck, and torso
The jury said there was complete lack of evidence
“No-snitching” mind-set is making it increasingly difficult to solve murder cases
Juveniles’ representatives: Investigators put words in their mouths
The annual gang conference in Utah began 20 years ago and is still going strong
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