Juvenile Justice

law

A Washington teenager pleaded guilty to pushing a friend from a bridge, according to court filings and local coverage. Below is a concise overview of the most widely reported, s...

social-justice

Handcuffing a 10 year old is rare and tightly constrained by law and policy. In most jurisdictions, officers may only restrain a child when there is a clear, present safety risk...

Celebrity Profiles

Shanda Sharer was a 12-year-old girl from Indiana whose life was violently ended in 1992, an event that drew national attention and became a lasting reference point in conversat...

criminal-justice

The Colorado school shooting suspect referenced in recent official filings is a teenage male enrolled as a student at the school at the time of the incident. Law enforcement rep...