In an exclusive interview, acting Department of Juvenile Services secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino details her decision to make significant changes to the agency's ankle monitoring policies.

KANNAPOLIS — The second of two scheduled juvenile court training opportunities for prosecutors and legal assistants occurred recently at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and the Cabarrus Youth ...

An audit of state juvenile courts was hampered by a lack of records for the two primary objectives of the study — whether the courts were regularly offering pretrial diversion alternatives and ...

The grand ideal of U.S. juvenile courts is that errant children are best handled by informal "civil" proceedings rather than stigmatized by criminal trials. In theory, youngsters cannot ...

Knox County Criminal Court Judge Tim Irwin appointed a representative to the board who lacks detention center experience.

Elise White knew she wanted to work in law from fairly early age. Now she's a newly sworn juvenile court judge.

The release of the Antioch High School shooter's juvenile records raises questions about how Davidson County Juvenile Court handles cases.

Not ‘Mini-Adult Court’: Lawyers Lacking Qualifications Defended 1,200 Cuyahoga County Kids Juvenile Court judges will now track qualifications, but insist the state system creates barriers keeping ...

Mayor Glenn Jacobs has tapped retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brian Bivens as the head of the county’s ...

The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) announced changes to the agency's electronic monitoring policies on Friday ...

MPD officer Aly Beni Bah is accused of driving around a 15-year-old girl in his patrol car and touching her breasts, ...

Court Appointed Juvenile Advocates of Madison County - better known as the organization CAJA - play a vital role in helping children who have been abused and neglected.