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<blockquote data-quote="WSM" data-source="post: 280927" data-attributes="member: 5169"><p>I have experience with this. difficult child was arrested at age 9, 10, and 11. He was charged with a felony (taking weapons to school) and convicted. Then he did it again, and they let it go. This morning he took rx pills to summer camp and they let him go again. </p><p> </p><p>They gave him 40 hours of community service and insisted he go through a 'diversion program'. </p><p> </p><p>They really don't want to put them into juvenile detention. 12 is too young and they would mix with hulking ghetto gang-raised 16 and 17 year olds. They can't guarantee their safety, and if anything actually did happen to him, there would be inquiries and lawsuits. Plus...They need the space/funding/beds for bigger more dangerous kids.</p><p> </p><p>He might get a wilderness bootcamp program for a weekend or a week. Those are good (in my humble opinion).</p><p> </p><p>Your son will be charged with a misdemeanor. It's more a school matter than a criminal matter. I imagine he'll plead no lo contendre. He might get a probation officer who will check him once in a while. They might mandate psychiatric treatment.</p><p> </p><p>I am sure it seems dumb for me to say this, but this is probably not as bad as it feels right now. In my experience this is likely to be more one great big huge hassle, expense and inconvenience than anything life changing. </p><p> </p><p>Is difficult child saying he wasn't arrested because they let him go so fast? Does he not realize this is just step one? My guess is, he's seen all the jail he's going to see on this matter. Please try not to panic. In the criminal world your son is an infant with a misdemeanor...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WSM, post: 280927, member: 5169"] I have experience with this. difficult child was arrested at age 9, 10, and 11. He was charged with a felony (taking weapons to school) and convicted. Then he did it again, and they let it go. This morning he took rx pills to summer camp and they let him go again. They gave him 40 hours of community service and insisted he go through a 'diversion program'. They really don't want to put them into juvenile detention. 12 is too young and they would mix with hulking ghetto gang-raised 16 and 17 year olds. They can't guarantee their safety, and if anything actually did happen to him, there would be inquiries and lawsuits. Plus...They need the space/funding/beds for bigger more dangerous kids. He might get a wilderness bootcamp program for a weekend or a week. Those are good (in my humble opinion). Your son will be charged with a misdemeanor. It's more a school matter than a criminal matter. I imagine he'll plead no lo contendre. He might get a probation officer who will check him once in a while. They might mandate psychiatric treatment. I am sure it seems dumb for me to say this, but this is probably not as bad as it feels right now. In my experience this is likely to be more one great big huge hassle, expense and inconvenience than anything life changing. Is difficult child saying he wasn't arrested because they let him go so fast? Does he not realize this is just step one? My guess is, he's seen all the jail he's going to see on this matter. Please try not to panic. In the criminal world your son is an infant with a misdemeanor... [/QUOTE]
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