Tweens and teens spend a tremendous amount of their social lives on digital and social media. They communicate through text, chat, e-mail or live video feed. A teenager is just as likely to send a picture or video through Snapchat or Instagram then have an in-person conversation. Not surprisingly, with hormones raging, many of these Read More…
Category: Legal News
Probation for Life – An SSOSA is Forever
A ‘Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative’ can mean lifelong probation. When I started practicing law in 1981, judges had enormous discretionary sentencing powers. Judges could impose a twenty-year prison sentence for a felony, but then suspend some or all of the time. The suspended time could, of course, later be revoked. Judges would continue supervising Read More…
Troubled Teens: Why You Can’t Be Candid With A Therapist
What you tell your therapist in confidence may come back to haunt you. We all have emotions or thoughts that we shudder to share even with close friends or family. People seek out counseling as a safe place to unburden themselves without fear of judgment or reprisal. Parents especially put trust in therapists when it Read More…