As a product of the peak “tough on crime” years of the 1990s, many states adopted the practice of automatically handling 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system. Nine states hold this view, while two states, New York and North Carolina, charge 16-year-olds as adults. As a result, many kids face some adult-sized consequences… Read More »
Cyberbullying in Wisconsin
We have all read the unfortunate accounts regarding teens and young adults using social media, email or text messages on their phones or computers to ridicule, harass or threaten others in an act of cyberbullying. In Wisconsin, bullying, including the cyber variety, is sometimes punished under school policy, but it can also be prosecuted under… Read More »
Wisconsin Juvenile Crimes Lawyer - Young Offender Criminal Defense
According to a recent survey, men with criminal records account for a third of the nonworking men between the ages of 25-54. Even a minor criminal record can make finding employment or housing an insurmountable obstacle. Almost one in three Americans have some kind of criminal record - between 70 million and 100 million Americans.… Read More »
Slenderman Defendants Seek Move to Juvenile Court
Waukesha Wisconsin Juvenile Arrest Lawyers - Criminal Defense of Minors One of two Waukesha girls charged as an adult for the so-called ‘Slenderman’ attempted first-degree intentional homicide of a sixth-grade friend, has asked a judge to declare the law that required her to be charged as an adult unconstitutional and dismiss the case. Her attorneys… Read More »
Underage Drinking: It’s More Than Just a Citation
Many people consider underage drinking inevitable in today’s peer-pressured, social media fueled culture. However, many underage drinkers and their guardians do not consider the long-term impact that receiving “just a ticket’ for underage drinking can have on their future. Although pleading guilty may seem to be the easiest and least costly method to “put it… Read More »