Juvenile Offenses

Keeping tabs on the children in your family may seem to be more challenging than ever. After all, your kids likely have access to smartphones, tablets, computers, gaming systems and other electronic devices. If your son or daughter uses one of these devices to bully...

An Illinois juvenile may face a different justice system than an adult. Called a delinquent minor instead of a criminal, the courts place greater importance on rehabilitation as opposed to punishment. If your child faces charges, there are important facts you should...

While confusion and frustration may accompany the news that your child will face charges for delinquent behavior in Illinois, there was most likely an underlying issue that influenced his or her behavior. Your understanding of the risk factors associated with a...

In Illinois, the laws governing gun purchase, possession and storage also include special provisions relating to people 17 years of age or younger. These laws include the manner in which firearms should be stored by adults who own them in an effort to keep young...

East St. Louis teens are prone to getting into disagreements. While this often results in little more than a verbal back and forth, it can sometimes become violent. Not all alternations reach the level where someone is injured and an arrest is made, but some do get...

“We should scrap it and start all over again.”Such is the informed judgment of one Illinois juvenile justice expert concerning a once-lauded youth-linked criminal system diversion program that has long suffered from notable defects. What Betsy Clarke and...

We imagine at the established Illinois criminal defense firm of Sullivan Law in Fairview Heights that most readers of our blog view the answer to today’s above headline query obvious.A representative response might simply be this: because one affects mature...