Utah Juvenile Stabs Mother

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A 16-year-old Utah juvenile girl is being questioned following an incident where she allegedly stabbed her mother multiple times. It’s reported that the incident followed an argument between the girl and her mother; the mother apparently received surgery but is expected to recover. It is also believed that the Utah juvenile will be booked into […]

Utah Teen Arrested for Arson

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A Utah teen was sent to a local youth detention facility after she allegedly committed arson at the junior high school she attends. Footage from the school’s security system helped identify her, but her name has not been released to the public. The fire started in one of the girls’ bathrooms and caused the entire […]

Expungement of Utah Juvenile Court Record

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There are times when a person with a Utah juvenile court record may wish to apply for expungement of that record. Having your record expunged means that you petition the court to either destroy or seal your juvenile court record, making the record unavailable to either state or federal officials. A benefit of expungement is […]

Rethinking Youth Crime with the Drop in California Serious Youth Crime Rates

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A research brief just published by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice examines why the serious crime rates among youth in California have dropped substantially in recent years. Although logic suggests that drug crime rates would fall with the changes in drug laws, the crime rates for violent and property felonies, homicide, and misdemeanors […]

Utah Juvenile Home Detention Q & A

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If you are the parent of a Utah juvenile who’s remanded to home detention, you’ll probably have questions about what can and cannot take place during that detention. Some Utah juvenile court judges place youth in home detention if they meet certain qualifications. It is possible for a judge to sentence a Utah juvenile to […]