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Should Teens Break The Law

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Almost all adolescents break the law. To begin, in juvenile intake you and your parents or guardians will be interviewed and the child will be given an assessment. Furthermore, you may go to juvenile diversion where they will review your schoolwork and then give you a variety of options such as community service. Otherwise if it is a second offense or a more serious infraction you may be sent to court, where you could be sent to probation. Although many teens think that they can break the law without any fallout you should not break the law because you may have consequences, such as going to juvenile diversion, having a juvenile intake done, or being sent to probation. When you break the law you will always be sent to do a juvenile intake. During a juvenile intake you will first be given a drug and alcohol test to see if you are under any sort of influence. Then they will call your parents or guardians to come in. Both you and the adult will then be given an assessment. These assessments are both different and over a variety of topics. After the assessment if finished the officers present will determine if your home is a safe place with a good environment for you, and they will come to one of two decisions. Either staying in your home or …show more content…

The court will usually come to one of two decisions, either being put on probation or being sent to a youth rehabilitation center. More commonly known as prison. During probation you will have to meet with an officer once a month for a period of time that will be decided by the judge. During probation they could give you a list of rules and guidelines that you are required to follow. Breaking any of these rules could possibly lead to being sent to a youth rehabilitation center. If you break your probation or the judge decides to send you to a youth rehabilitation center you will be there for an amount of time that is decided by the severity of the

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