Family Guide to PA’s Juvenile Justice System
Posted by on May 06, 2013
A FAMILY GUIDE to Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System
A family’s first introduction to the juvenile justice system could be a knock on the door or a phone call from the police that your child has been arrested. You may have a mixture of questions and emotions when your child is arrested. First, you may have concern about your child’s welfare. Is your child all right? Where is your child now? Can you bring your child home?
Second, you may be concerned with the circumstances of your child’s arrest. What did your child do? Was anyone else involved? Was anyone injured? Was your child unjustly accused?
A natural reaction is fear, fear that your child is not going to be OK or that she or he may not have the future you dreamed about. Fear that anything you say may further harm your child. Fear that you may somehow be charged, too.
If your child is in the juvenile justice system, this guide is for you. This guide was written by a team of family advocates and juvenile justice practitioners. They created this guide to help you understand Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system and be better prepared to work closely with juvenile justice staff to promote positive outcomes for your child.
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