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When kids get arrested, what every adult should know, Sandra Simkins

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When kids get arrested, what every adult should know, Sandra Simkins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When kids get arrested

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

298113168

Responsibility statement

Sandra Simkins

Sub title

what every adult should know

Table Of Contents

Overview of the juvenile court -- Interrogation : what the police don't what you to know -- Arrest -- The detention hearing : will they keep the child in custody until trial? -- Pretrial issues : what to do between the detention hearing and the trial -- Should the child take a deal or go to trial? -- Will the juvenile record go away when the child becomes an adult? -- Disposition hearing (sentencing) : asking the court to provide the services the child needs -- How to succeed on probation -- When the child is sent to residential placement -- Transferring children to adult criminal court -- School search issues -- When children get suspended or expelled : school discipline and zero-tolerance policies -- Special education issues -- Does race matter? -- Children with mental health issues -- Institutional abuse : is the child in danger? -- The special needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth -- The special needs of girls -- When the child is charged with a sexual offense

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