They broke the law, you be the judge
Subtitle: true cases of teen crime
By: Judge Tom Jacobs ; edited by Al Desetta
Contributors: Desetta, Al
Publisher: Free Spirit Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780613827942
Subjects: Administration of Juvenile justice; Juvenile literature; Juvenile delinquents; Administration of Justice; Crime; Juvenile courts
Description: Letters from and interviews with twenty-one children and teenagers who broke the law reveal what it is like to be arrested, attend legal proceedings, and be held accountable for one's actions.
Notes: Originally published in 2003 in paperback.  Reprinted in [2006] in hardcover.

Includes bibliographical references, media references, web resources (p. 203-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief look at the juvenile justice system; title: Using role plays; title: Adam, 15: a threat made in school; title: Adelina, 13: robbing a girl; title: Andrew, 1: a fight with a brother; title: Ashley, 14: caught with a bag of marijuana; title: Brandon, 14: breaking into a home; title: Brianne, 17: a stolen car, a stolen credit card, and forgery; title: Carla, 15: a fight with mom; title: Charles, 16: cocaine and a gun; title: Erica, 14: assault and possessing a marijuana pipe; title: Jennifer, 13: stolen Christmas presents; title: Jerry, 15: home break in and theft; title: Joshua, 15: cutting school; title: Marcus, 14: stealing a telephone cord; title: Natalie, 14: caught with beer at a party; title: Olivia, 14: a stolen car; title: Philip, 9: assault against his mother; title: Ronald, 16: caught with beer and wine in a car; title: Samantha, 14: unpaid cab fare and lying to police; title: Sean, 16: a pipe bomb in a bedroom drawer; title: Starlett, 14: cutting school and violation of probation; title: Tanya, 14: a stolen pregnancy test kit; title: Closing arguments.