When children get into trouble, they often want to turn to their parents for help. When the trouble they get into results in criminal charges, the parents might be questioning how they can help. The truth of the matter is that the parents can help their child even if the criminal matter is being heard…

Learning that your child is facing juvenile charges for any reason is like taking a punch to the gut. It is something that you probably don’t expect and something that you probably don’t want to have to go through. As a parent, you likely want to stick by your child as they go through the…

An argument that started on Facebook ended up in an altercation at a St. George, Utah, park on Aug. 14. An 18-year-old St. George girl is now facing felony charges for her role in the incident, and a 15-year-old will be dealing with the consequences of her alleged actions in juvenile court. The 18-year-old was…

It isn’t always easy to make the right decisions when you are a teenager. Between hormones and peer pressure, teens sometimes do things that they wouldn’t otherwise do. In some cases, these bad decisions don’t cause any lasting problems, but in other cases, the choices teens make can have a lasting effect. Sadly, one Utah…

Teenagers tend to be a bit rambunctous by nature. Sometimes, in an effort to impress their peers or fit in with friends, they push boundaries or bend rules. While it may be harmless in some settings, in others, it can land them in serious trouble — and police are not always willing to give them…

Here in Utah as in other states, minors charged with a crime are often treated differently by the criminal justice system than adults are. Courts generally respond to juvenile crime by focusing more on rehabilitation and less on simple punishment. Unfortunately, some juvenile offenders end up in court again and again because they did not receive…