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Oklahoma City Juvenile charges?
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City Criminal Defense Attorneys!
Has your child been charged with a juvenile
crime in Oklahoma City?
- Aggravated Assault
- Assault
- Assault and Battery
- Battery
- Drug Offense
- First Degree Murder
- Homicide
- Justifiable Homicide
- Manslaughter
- Murder
- Second Degree Murder
If a minor is charged with a serious crime, you may
need an experienced Oklahoma City criminal defense
attorney to help protect them. The Oklahoma City based
criminal defense lawyers at Atkins & Markoff are
able to handle cases in any city throughout Oklahoma.
Contact us today to learn how we can help protect your
loved ones.
Juvenile
Crime Q&A
Below are common questions our Criminal
Defense Attorneys are asked by our clients.
What is a juvenile crime?
Can
an underage person, a minor, be charged with a crime
and sentenced as an adult?
Are Juvenile
Crimes State or Federal Jurisdiction?
What
is the definition of Juvenile Delinquency?
What
is a juvenile crime?
Juvenile Crimes fall
under the umbrella of a criminal law practice.
Juvenile crime is applicable to persons not old
enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In
Oklahoma, the age for criminal culpability is set
at 18 years. Atkins & Markoff has experienced
criminal defense attorneys familiar with Oklahoma’s
juvenile code. We understand that the main goal of
the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate our
youth rather than punish them. Call us today to discuss
your
Can an
underage person be charged with a crime and sentenced
as an adult?
If the juvenile court
waives or relinquishes their jurisdiction, a person
under the age of 18 charged with a crime can be
transferred into an adult court where the juvenile
can be charged and sentenced as an adult.
Are Juvenile Crimes State
or Federal Jurisdiction?
The federal
role in the field has largely been that of funder
and standard setter for juvenile crimes and juvenile
delinquency in Oklahoma. Congress passed the Juvenile
Delinquency Prevention and Control Act in 1968.
This was later revised in 1972, and renamed the
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act. The stated purpose
of the act is to assist states and local communities
in providing community based preventative services
to youths in danger of becoming delinquent, to help
train individuals in occupations providing such services,
and to provide technical assistance in the field.
What is the definition
of Juvenile Deliquency?
The Federal
Juvenile Delinquency Act defines juvenile delinquency
(any act that is othewise a crime, but is committed
by someone under 18 years of age) and sets forth
rules by which state laws must comply with regard
to juvenile court procedures and punishments.
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