Teens face daily struggles and stress. Social media pressures kids to look their best, participate in risky behavior and outperform their peers, which makes rejecting behaviors that may get them in trouble tougher. Even with Georgia laws that criminalize underage...
Juvenile delinquency is on the rise in Georgia, particularly in Atlanta and surrounding areas. In fact, AJC reports that the juvenile crime rate in Fulton County reached 15 times that of the national average. “Slider” crimes at gas stations reportedly make up the main...
When a young driver is charged with driving under the influence, their current life may change in various ways, and their future may be heavily impacted as well. As a parent, it is your job to watch out for your children, even when they make mistakes. Sometimes,...
Attending school every day is important for students to gain the education they need. Because of this, there are laws about school attendance in Georgia that every student must follow. Since parents are in control of their children, they are also held to certain...
You may assume underage drinking laws in Georgia are straightforward. Several other states have clear-cut laws that make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess or consume alcohol under any circumstances. But that is not the case in the Peach State. There...
Many will remember the Sniper shooting in where 13 people were shot leaving 10 killed during a six-week spree in 2002. The shooters turned out to be 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo and 42-year-old John Allen Muhammad. While Muhammad eventually was executed for killing...
The Georgia legislature has completed their most recent session. In the course of the session they took up certain issues involving the criminal justice system but did not address one of critical importance. The state is one of only four that considers 17-year-olds as...
Crimes involving juveniles are on the rise in many communities. Young people are prone to making hasty decisions and are easily manipulated into situations that they may later regret. The need to fit in, to be cool and to be accepted can be strong motivators. Sadly,...
Being a teenager in 2018 in Georgia is not easy. The pressures on today's young people to fit in and figure out their place in a complex social strata can be truly overwhelming. Some young people feel lost and succumb to the welcoming arms of violent groups. These...
Anyone can be subject to peer pressure. Teens are particularly susceptible and when crime is involved it can having devastating consequences in Georgia. An incident involving a stolen vehicle near Tucker is a recent incident. Three men, one a juvenile, were involved...