TEXAS JUVENILE SEX CRIMES As parents, we know that children are naturally curious about their sexuality. In these modern times, children are reaching the onset of puberty at a younger and younger age (girls as young as nine and boys as young as ten). Their curiosity...
JUVENILE LAW Juvenile law is not criminal law. There are fundamental differences between these two areas of law. Many criminal defense attorneys are not aware of these differences nor aware of the significant ongoing changes in juvenile law enacted by the Texas...
Struggling with a sex crime is definitely an emotionally scarring, distressing ordeal. Part of the actual healing process is really seeing that the actual perpetrator is convicted for crimes. This can end up being...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 59. PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS MODEL Sec. 59.001. PURPOSES. The purposes of the progressive sanctions model are to: (1) ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishments that...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 57. RIGHTS OF VICTIMS Sec. 57.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) “Close relative of a deceased victim” means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim’s...
