Delinquency Behavior Successfully Redirected: Rafael Rafael, 16, had left school and quit basketball. While associating with older peers, he had accumulated delinquency charges, escalating from trespassing and possession of burglarious tools to armed robbery. At the Juvenile Court hearing, his attorney wondered whether Rafael understood the legal process and requested a Competency to Stand Trial…
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Delinquency
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Matthew Matthew, 17, became involved with the Juvenile Court due to Delinquency charges of assault and battery and assault and battery on a public employee. Matthew’s charges stemmed from an incident in which he punched another student several times in a school bathroom and pushed a teacher who intervened….
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (MAJCC) 