Logo
  • Home
  • Ask
  • Teen Help Network
  • About
    • About Judge Tom
    • Books
    • FAQs
    • Press Room
  • Your Rights
    • Crime and Punishment
    • Student Rights at School
    • You and Your Body
    • You and the Internet
    • Juvenile Justice System
    • LGBT Youth Rights
    • More Categories
  • Blog
  • Get Help
    • Videos
    • A Teenager’s Guide to Juvenile Court
    • Books
    • Research & Resources
  • Newsletter Signup

 

Q&A

Know your rights! Youth justice and juvenile law answers.

Askthejudge.info features regular updates from the news, important decisions from the nation′s courts, and online discussions with Judge Tom. Find out everything you need to know about youth rights, juvenile law and juvenile justice. AsktheJudge – Empowering youth one question at a time.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this site is made available to the general public and is not intended to serve as legal advice.You should consult a trained legal professional in your area for questions you may have about the laws affecting juveniles or any legal interpretations.

Copyright, 2014
Logo

Tagpolice encounters

juvenile justice
Blog, Featured
0

New law prohibits the police from lying to juveniles in custody

Illinois has become the first state to prohibit the police from lying to juveniles that are being interrogated. Any minor 

Hilde Kate Lysiak
Blog
0

This 12-year-old understands the First Amendment

How many of you, when confronted by a police officer, would talk back or question the officer? How many 12-year-old 

handcuffs
Blog, Crime and Punishment, Juvenile Justice System, Your Rights
1

What are “Miranda” warnings?

You have most likely seen on TV or heard in the movies the term “Miranda warnings.” So, what are they 

Panhandling
Blog
1

Is street begging a crime?

The issue about panhandling or begging in public has been debated in recent years by city councils and state legislatures. 

Texting privacy
Videos, You and the Internet, Your Rights
2

Can the police search your phone without a warrant?

The short answer to this question of whether the police can search your cell phone without a warrant is no, 

Texting privacy
Blog
0

The Supreme Court on cell phones: “Privacy comes at a cost”

On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases regarding cell phones and criminals. Essentially, they recognized the 

tuxedo
Blog
0

Stolen tux disrupts prom

This really is one for the books. Eighteen-year-old Kyle Laderoot of Prescott Valley, Arizona was determined to attend his senior 

traffic stop
Blog, You and Other Important Rights
1

Is it legal for the police to pull you over on an anonymous tip?

The Supreme Court decided a case* in April, 2014 that may affect you as a driver. The issue is whether the 

Adrian Broadway
Blog
0

Teen prank turns deadly

Pranks and initiations are part of every high school student’s experience. Most are safe and innocent events meant for fun and testing 

Skye Wyatt Kilgore HS Texas
Blog
2

Coaches “out” teen to her mom

Skye Wyatt was 16 years old and on the softball team at Kilgore High School in Texas. For some reason her 

Load More Posts
NO MORE POSTS