Juveniles

New Jersey State House

How changing one word in a state agency’s name cost N.J. $250,000

New Jersey law makes inciting brawls a crime with $10,000 fines and jail time

NJ Brawl Law

Boy, 14, arrested after fatally shooting 12-year-old brother at West Philly home, police say

West Philly Shooting

Early numbers suggest a slight decline in juvenile crime in Philadelphia in 2024

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Ocean City leaders say police need more power in wake of boardwalk stabbing

Ocean City Police

Cape May County leaders' warning after chaotic Memorial Day weekend: 'Bad actions will not be tolerated'

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Lawsuits claim dozens of children were abused at Pa. juvenile detention facilities

Pennsylvania Youth Detention

Shooting in Delaware County leaves one juvenile killed, another injured

Delco shooting police

Police search for 17-year-old accused of murder who escaped custody outside CHOP

murder suspect escape CHOP

Philadelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013

Philadelphia School Arrests Drop

15-year-old boy charged with murder as an adult for killing homeless man in Pottstown

All 9 teens captured after escaping juvenile detention center in Berks County

Abraxas Academy

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

Wildwood weighs strict law banning alcohol on boardwalk, beaches

Wildwood Alcohol Laws

At Dorney Park this summer, anyone younger than 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult

Dorney Park Chaperones

Juvenile crowd causes disturbances in Center City, leaves police officer injured

Center City teen crowd

Sea Isle City adopts curfew for teens, bans backpacks on beaches after 10 p.m. this summer

Sea Isle City Curfew

Ocean City's new approach to unruly teens could serve as blueprint for other Jersey Shore towns

Ocean City Police Teens

Police seek to identify 100 juveniles who vandalized Mayfair Wawa

Wawa Mayfair Vandalized

Camden one of four N.J. cities to host juvenile reentry pilot program

Atlantic City will sound sirens to mark youth curfew

Philadelphia will test all inmates at juvenile detention center for COVID-19

Juvenile Justice Coronavirus Detention

17-year-old allegedly shot Brick Township student on way home from high school

Brick shooting high school

Pennsylvania teens charged after allegedly making gun references at high school football game

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Hundreds of juveniles run wild at Philly-area mall; police charge 5

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Criminal Justice

Philly will stop billing parents when their kids go to jail

Criminal Justice

Philly parents reportedly pay thousands for delinquent kids' jail bill

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Federal judge questions Philly DA's juvenile resentencing plan

U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Pa

Montco DA: Staff member raped youth center resident

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Lancaster teenager to serve up to 109 years in prison for killing teacher

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WATCH: Two boys pelt homeless man with stones in South Philly

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Student charged with setting fire at North Penn High School

North Penn High School

Here's how Philly will handle cases for juveniles sentenced to life without parole

Three girls charged in beating death of Wilmington high school student

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Philadelphia School District awarded $945k grant for youth re-entry program

School District of Philadelphia headquarters

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court's ruling on juveniles' life sentences could impact hundreds of Pa. cases

Police: Fishtown recreation center burglarized, vandalized

Shissler Recreation Center

Report: Antipsychotic drug rates high among Pa. juvenile offenders

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