From the Delinquency side.....
Kids in detention will say and do anything to get out of detention. This is a known fact. There are those who are good at acting, those who are good at complying with the rules and those who simply benefit from the rules that say that kids can only be detained in detention (juvi jail) for certain offenses or certain factors that require them to be held. I represent a kid who is neither good at acting nor complying with the rules but has repeatedly benefitted from the rules that say that kids can't be held in detention simply because Child Protective Services (CPS) has no place to put him. I have successfully petitioned to have him released on at least three separate occasions and each time, he has told me and the judge that he will not run away and that even if things get really bad for him, he will manage to get the police to arrest him and bring him to his court appearances so that he won't miss them. Yes, he really did say that. Anyway, I manage to get him released...again...right before I go on vacation. Guess what....two days after I leave, I get an email (yes, sadly, I can get my work emails even when I go on vacation...smart phones enable one to "never leave work behind") saying that he has been arrested again. Well, you can imagine that this time, NO ONE was convinced to release him because he has now run away from whatever placement four or more times. Now, he gets to sit in detention until his next hearing and I bet that when I talk to him, his first words will be "Get me out and I promise I won't run away".
Any guesses about my response? "Son, I'm good but even I can't work that kind of miracle".....:)
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