Family Protection Unit: Domestic Violence

If a current or former spouse, domestic partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé, housemate or the other parent of a shared child threatens you with or performs acts of violence towards you, that is considered domestic violence. Many victims are hesitant to report any cases of domestic violence because of their family...

What is Juvenile Court?

Juvenile court is part of the superior court. It deals with 3 kinds of cases: Juvenile Delinquency: cases involving children that do things that would be crimes if they were done by adults. Juvenile Status Offenses: cases involving children that do things that are only against the law because they...