The Law Office of Benjamin R. Greene & Associates provides legal services for clients in the Kern County area facing juvenile offense charges. Even though juvenile charges may be handled differently than a similar adult charge, the consequences can still be extremely serious and stay with you into adulthood. Our attorneys regularly help our juvenile clients overcome their mistakes and minimize the impact these mistakes have on the rest of their lives.
Hardly any area of criminal practice has changed as much as juvenile law; not so much in the laws themselves, but how the system treats offenses. Things that were handled informally in the recent past are now the subjects of harsh punishment. In years past, juvenile incidents of physical assault for which the police were called were often brushed under the rug: the teen was given a lecture, made to apologize, and sent home. Those were the old days. Now the same juvenile offender would likely be charged with a serious felony and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, as well as expelled from school.
Some of our clients have been arrested, charged, and expelled for things as simple as possessing tobacco and writing profanity in their school notebooks. There have even been instances when consensual teenage flirting is construed as sexual harassment. There is almost no limit to the discretion of school authorities. Anyone who is a nonconformist or a free thinker can easily find themselves on the wrong side of the school principal and the authorities.
The California Juvenile Justice System indicates an intention to protect our youth and promote public safety, and this has led to aggressive policing and prosecutorial pursuit of alleged juvenile offenders. If you are close to the age of 18, you may even be tried as an adult if your alleged crime was violent. Much like the criminal process for adult defendants, however, juvenile convictions and sentencing are largely based on the discretion of the district attorney and the judge. With years of experience handling juvenile matters and familiarity with the Kern County Juvenile Court, our attorneys can help sway this discretion in your favor.
Juvenile offenses should not be taken lightly; they can have a lasting impact on a minor's life. A teenager's dream of attending a good college or finding a good job can easily be thrown away if their juvenile matter is not in capable legal hands. If your child is facing juvenile charges, you need a lawyer with experience defending juvenile clients. Contact the Law Office of Benjamin R. Greene & Associates today for a consultation with one of our experienced attorneys.
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