miranda rights

New Law Requires Children Under 15 to Have an Attorney Before They Are Allowed to Waive Their Miranda Rights

It is a parent’s worst nightmare for their child to be arrested and possibly prosecuted for a crime. In 2015, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made an estimated 921,600 arrests of persons under the age of 18, which is a decrease compared to 2006. Nevertheless, for parents, how children are treated by law enforcement…

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