Question: If someone were a juvenile and went trough the juvenile court process and finished counseling and everything like that, if when they are older trying to get a teacher's degree, will that affect them in any way?
2007-09-26 07:22:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No no. This isn't for me, it was a question that came up in my Politics class today and caused some discussion.. is there certain crimes that would "stick with a person?"
2007-09-26 07:29:31 · update #1
Juvenile records are always sealed when the person becomes of legal age. The only exception would be if that juvenile gets waived into adult court for any offense, the record gets waived also.
Unless the juvenile is waived into adult court, he is not even technically charged with a crime, it is considered a delinquent act. Therefore, he is not obligated to disclose that information when asked on a job interview.
2007-09-26 07:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK any job that brings you into contact with vulnerable others, particularly children, requires a police check. You have to declare any past criminal involvement but this doesn't necessarily prevent one from teaching.
If there has been any crime committed involving violence or sexual offences, then a person will not be permitted to work with children or vulnerable people in any capacity. Once over the age of 18 (when one legally becomes an adult) in this situation no crime is regarded as spent and you must declare it on any application form.
However, some things are not considered in the same way. I had minor misdemeanor's (2) aged 20. I trained to teach in my 30's. I was always honest about my past. It never stopped me getting a job.
It would be a good idea to discuss this issue with a legal advisor, career officer, youth worker, member of your Youth Offending team, advisor at a teaching college or the police. It's better to be sure than to worry.
2007-09-26 14:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by kittyfreek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the nature of the crime. If, for example, the juvenile was charged with a sex crime, he might have to register- for life- as a sex offender. When applying for the teaching job, he would have to disclose that he is a sex offender (although he may not have to disclose the specifics). Either way he probably won't get hired.
Anyway, it depends on what kind of crime he was convicted of.
And by the way, there are times when legally a juvenile file can legally be unsealed. Never assume that people can't find out what you did because your file is sealed
2007-09-26 14:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juvenile records usually get erased or sealed.
2007-09-26 14:43:59 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your juvenile record is wiped clean, unless you murdered somebody or something. Best luck.
2007-09-26 14:25:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A juvinile conviction should not affect your employment when you're older. Juvinile records are sealed and nobody has access to them.
2007-09-26 14:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by flash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋