WHAT HAPPENS IF A CHILD OR JUVENILE IS ARRESTED?

If a child or juvenile is arrested, the minor child will be transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center to begin an intake process.

During the intake process, questions about medical condition, school, age, and contact information for parents or guardians will be requested by the staff.

In some cases, the child might be immediately released to the parents, in other cases, the Juvenile Assessment Center will contact the parents provide information about the charges as well as the location and time for the detention hearing.

Detention Hearings generally occur the next morning after an arrest and occurs in front of a judge.  Police reports and other information related to the case will be reviewed and the judge will make a decision whether or not the defendant is to remain in custody or be released.

Our juvenile defense lawyers can present objections and legal defenses at these hearings in an effort to have the child released in situations where they might normally remain detained.

If legal representation wasn’t secured before a child is detained, we can attempt to have the child released while a case is pending.  And we will visit the child at the detention facility in order to discuss the case.  

There are many things a juvenile defense lawyer can do to immediately protect a child when a criminal accusation occurs and it is important to hire an attorney as soon as possible.  Our Tampa juvenile defense attorneys provide aggressive legal representation as soon as we get involved in the case.  This often results in more favorable negotiations with the prosecution and helps reduce charges and sentencing.  

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