Read more juvenile crime stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32137/juvenile-crime.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:46:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71612/3-teens-set-another-on-fire-police-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree Florida teens have been charged with the brutal crime of dousing another teenager with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. The 15-year-old victim, who was sitting by a pool at the time of the attack, is in serious condition and is expected to remain hospitalized for 5...http://www.newser.com/story/71612/3-teens-set-another-on-fire-police-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 17:32:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70752/creator-of-kill-obama-poll-is-a-kid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Secret Service has found the mastermind behind the “Should Obama Be Killed?” Facebook poll—and it turns out to be a kid. After a chat with the young perp and the parents, the agency has decided not to press charges, a spokesman said. “This is something we classified as...http://www.newser.com/story/70752/creator-of-kill-obama-poll-is-a-kid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:59:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63073/15-of-teens-expect-to-die-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeenagers who engage in risky behavior may do so because they believe they’re going to die young anyway, and may create a self-fulfilling prophecy with that belief, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . A study that tracked 20,000 kids in grades 7 through 12 found that 15% thought they would...http://www.newser.com/story/63073/15-of-teens-expect-to-die-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 4:42:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54491/court-scraps-pa-juvenile-convictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPennsylvania's highest court today overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge who took millions of dollars in kickbacks from youth detention centers. The state Supreme Court ruled that former judge Mark Ciavarella violated the constitutional rights of youth offenders who appeared in his courtroom without lawyers between...http://www.newser.com/story/54491/court-scraps-pa-juvenile-convictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 18:30:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51767/accused-pa-killer-11-moves-to-juvie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJordan Brown, the 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy charged with murdering his father’s pregnant girlfriend, has been moved from county jail to a nearby juvenile facility, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Officials had said the jail wasn’t appropriate for the young suspect, and a judge OK’d the transfer yesterday. “I know he is...http://www.newser.com/story/51767/accused-pa-killer-11-moves-to-juvie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 11:54:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51539/town-struggles-with-prosecution-of-killer-boy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPennsylvania authorities are struggling with how to handle the case of an 11-year-old boy arrested in the murder of his father's pregnant girlfriend. State law allows children over ten to be tried as adults. But the prison warden already wants Jordan Brown moved to a juvenile facility, reports the Pittsburgh...http://www.newser.com/story/51539/town-struggles-with-prosecution-of-killer-boy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 4:11:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49306/sticks-stones-break-bones-but-odd-names-may-jail-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe more unusual a teenage boy’s name is, the more likely he is to run afoul of the law, a study finds. Irrespective of race, uncommon names like Ivan, Malcolm, and Alec—as opposed to Michael or David—more often belong to kids who act up, researchers say. It’s probably...http://www.newser.com/story/49306/sticks-stones-break-bones-but-odd-names-may-jail-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 10:06:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48955/phony-cop-14-fakes-out-police-co-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 14-year-old boy posing as a Chicago traffic cop rode in a patrol car with a partner and completed five hours of a shift before anyone realized something was wrong. The teen turned up at a South Side police precinct in full uniform and fooled everyone except a single sergeant,...http://www.newser.com/story/48955/phony-cop-14-fakes-out-police-co-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 1:56:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43206/8-year-old-murder-suspect-to-go-home-for-turkey-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s good news for the 8-year-old boy police believe killed his father and another man. The third-grader, whose shocking video confession made national headlines, will be allowed to leave jail for 48 hours to spend Thanksgiving with his mother, a judge ruled yesterday. Another, perhaps bigger, break: Legal experts tell...http://www.newser.com/story/43206/8-year-old-murder-suspect-to-go-home-for-turkey-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 9:20:00 CST