Overview of the juvenile court
Interrogation : what the police don't what you to know
The detention hearing : will they keep the child in custody until trial?
Pretrial issues : what to do between the detention hearing and the trial
Should the child take a deal or go to trial?
Will the juvenile record go away when the child becomes an adult?
Disposition hearing (sentencing) : asking the court to provide the services the child needs
How to succeed on probation
When the child is sent to residential placement
Transferring children to adult criminal court
When children get suspended or expelled : school discipline and zero-tolerance policies
Children with mental health issues
Institutional abuse : is the child in danger?
The special needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth
The special needs of girls
When the child is charged with a sexual offense.
