So You're In Juvey: A Kid's Guide To Juvenile Justice (juvenile Delinquency And Juvenile Justice) - Waln K. Brown And John W. Bigger

Try to imagine this; or, even worse, maybe you are really living this nightmare.

You are sitting in an Intake cell at Juvey. Everybody calls it “Juvey,” but the sign outside reads County Juvenile Detention Center. Whatever the name, it is a jail for kids.

When the cops brought you here, someone from Juvey sat at the table across from you, asking questions and filling out papers. The list of questions seemed endless. Who are your parents? How can we contact them? Where do you live? What school do you attend? Do you have any health problems? What about this? Why that? When? How? Who?

Ever since they caught you, your mind has been racing wildly, trying to figure things out. It was just a prank. I didn’t mean for things to turn out this way. I promise not to do it again. Please, God, somebody, get me out of here!

They move you around Juvey, like a lamb to slaughter. You keep looking for somebody you know. Your stomach is a giant knot. Your legs feel like rubber. You try to look tough, but on the inside, you feel weak, empty, lonely and scared to death.

All the while, your mind keeps racing. Where is my mom? What will she say? What will she do? Can she get me out of here? Will she? How long can they keep me here? Are they going to put me in jail? Prison? Whom can I trust? Why me?

That is only the beginning of the nightmare. It can get even worse. You have been caught up in a system, called the “Juvenile Justice System,” that will decide what to do about your behavior. The system can do many things to you: some good, some not good. What it will try to do is stop you from getting into more trouble. That may mean putting you on probation, in a special program or institution.

Now is the time to get your act together. If you don’t, you will just dig yourself deeper into the nightmare. And if you don’t wake up, this nightmare only leads to two places: death or prison – a place worse than death.

So, if you want to know what is happening to you, and how to deal with what can happen to you, read and remember everything in this book. Nightmares are always worse when you don’t know how to stop them.

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