Don t bail the kid out right away. Allow him to experience everything that goes along with getting arrested.
Experience is a good teacher.
When at the police station, don t take him home if he s acting tough or appears to be uncontrollable. We ll keep him here when the parents feel he s acting stupid or refuse to take him home. We will definitely keep him when the parents tell us they can t control him and they won t take him home. He s lying when he says he will never do it again. You can t let your kid manipulate you like that.