Juvenile Crimes

When a youth is accused of a crime or is being investigated, it is the most stressful time a family can go through.  It affects the entire family: the juvenile, the parents, the siblings, the grandparents and extended family. FEAR of the police, prosecutors, and judges is extensive. Concern that your child will not be treated as the child that he or she is, can be overwhelming.  We help the Court to see it our way: that the child has simply used youthful poor judgment and made a foolish mistake.

Juvenile laws have recently changed.  The juvenile court system was originally created to rehabilitate and not punish youthful offenders.  The incrediblyharsh laws recently enacted have weakened the original intention of the system. Children as young as twelve are now being detained by the police and questioned without their parents or an attorney present.
 
The “Three Strikes Law” has been held to apply to juvenile convictions or adjudications.  Your child needs a strong voice and a warrior to guide them through the juvenile system to prevent their future from being ruined permanently. The police have sent undercover officers into schools to entrap young, insecure students into commit crimes such as sales of marijuana and other recreational drugs.

Protecting the Rights and Freedom of Children At Pensanti & Associates, a Southern California criminal defense law firm, our juvenile crime lawyers protect the rights and freedom of young people. We negotiate with the authorities to prevent the child from being treated as an adult.  We represent the child in juvenile court for a successful result. 

Our experienced attorneys know how to approach the authorities with rehabilitation alternatives. We want to avoid our children’s imprisonment and try to mitigate any sentencing.
California Juvenile Crimes
Some of the juvenile crimes we handle include:

• Assault and Battery
• Violent Crimes
• Gang Crimes
• Drug Use
• Drug Sales and Trafficking
• Sexual Misconduct
• Theft and Shoplifting
• Vandalism
• DUI/DWI and Traffic Violations
• Sealing of Juvenile Record

Contact Pensanti & Associates Immediately
If a young person in your family has been charged with or is being investigated for a juvenile crime, please contact us.  It is critically important that your young loved one get help from an attorney immediately.