Abstract
Parents struggling to raise challenging children often lack needed community
support. These parents turn to law enforcement when they feel their
child cannot be controlled. Problematically, law enforcement officers are
trained to respond to crime, not simple parent-child domestic disputes. Thus,
when parents call police during disagreements, the argument may end in arrest
and contact with the juvenile court system. Interaction with the juvenile
justice system carries a myriad of risks. This comment outlines the risks inherent
in calling the police and entering the juvenile court system. The author
evaluates existing alternatives to calling law enforcement and recommends
that communities adopt alternatives to calling the police for cases of intrafamily
conflict.
Recommended Citation
Samantha D. Mier,
Choosing Children: Preventing Intra-Family Conflict from Feeding the Prison Pipeline,
24
Rich. Pub. Int. L. Rev.
105
(2022).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/pilr/vol24/iss3/5