Juvenile crime records can affect future employment opportunities

April 18, 2013 by Philip Greenberg Leave a Comment

When filling out an application for employment in California it is common for there to be a section asking if the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. But just what happens if that crime was committed when the applicant was a juvenile? Can the juvenile check no? Is it fair this question is even being asked?

In California, it is OK to check “no” on employment applications when it asks about prior convictions if the conviction took place when the applicant was a juvenile. For example, a 17-year-old who was recently applying for a job in Oakland at a smoothie shop could have checked no when asked about convictions as his weapons charge was from when he was 14 years old.Read More

Two Young Men Arrested in Alleged Firework Smuggling Effort

July 2, 2012 by Philip Greenberg Leave a Comment

The bang got taken out of someone’s Fourth of July celebration this week when San Bernardino County fire officials confiscated what amount to 3,950 pounds of fireworks out of the back of a U-Haul box van.

Supreme Court: No Automatic Life Without Parole for Kids

June 25, 2012 by Daniel Greenberg Leave a Comment

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court prohibited states from using a mandatory structure to sentence juveniles convicted of murder to life without parole. According to Justice Elena Kagan, who wrote the opinion for the majority, a blanket sentencing structure inherently violates a juvenile’s Eighth Amendment ban against “cruel and unusual punishment.”

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