Juvenile Justice

Society & Culture

An affluenza kid is a young person whose behavior is believed to be shaped by extreme wealth and permissive parenting that never enforces consequences. The label often describes...

Society & Culture

When a teen mom pulls a gun, the event intersects youth, parenting, and high-stakes use of force, drawing attention to legal vulnerability, custody risk, and community safety. T...

case-status

This verified explainer summarizes what happened to the case of Jordan Brown, focusing on the final outcome, judicial rulings, and current status. Jordan Brown became known as a...

true crime analysis

In May 2014, two teenage girls in Waukesha, Wisconsin, lured their classmate from a park, stabbed her multiple times, and told investigators they were trying to please the ficti...

legal_guidance

If your autistic child is charged with a crime, the first goals are to ensure their safety, clarify the legal process, and secure competent legal representation. Autistic neurol...

criminal-justice

The youngest person currently on Texas death row is not a single universally known name because death row population and sentences change over time due to appeals, resentencing,...

people

Aliyah Kelly is a name that appears in public records and media in multiple contexts, most commonly referring either to a minor-age individual at the center of a high-profile le...

criminal-justice

The Elizabeth Olten case refers to the 2009 homicide of nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten in St. Martins, Missouri, and the subsequent investigation, arrest, trial, and sentencing o...

Documentary Studies

“Scared Straight: 20 Years Later” revisits a program built on shock—juvenile offenders visiting prisons to confront life behind bars—and asks whether fear is an effectiv...