Young Adult Crime

Large-scale protests, marches, and demonstrations in cities all over the globe have followed high-profile fatal encounters involving law enforcement and people of color. Citizens have taken to the streets and demanded answers to the chronic problems of police violence and lack of accountability, particularly at the intersection of law enforcement and race in the United States. Many have demanded reform, defunding, and even the outright abolishment of police departments. How did we get here? And what does the future of public safety look like?

Darf man das? Dürfen Eltern meine Handynachrichten lesen? Darf der Lehrer mir mein Handy wegnehmen? Dürfen Verkäufer in meine Tasche gucken? Dürfen meine älteren Geschwister über mich bestimmen? Darf ich Spiele mit USK 18 zocken, obwohl ich jünger bin? Darf man Polizisten duzen? Tim Hendrik Walter, auf Tiktok bekannt als "Herr Anwalt", kennt die Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Alltagsfragen von Jugendlichen. Anhand vieler Beispiele erklärt er unterhaltsam Recht und Gesetz für eine junge Zielgruppe, gibt Tipps und beantwortet die häufigsten Fragen seiner Community.

Life is looking up for Xavier. Things are good with Jennie, his baseball coach believes in him, he's earned the role of closer, and his dad's coming home after serving 10 years. But making up for lost time with his dad doesn't go as Xavier had hoped. It seems his dad's always angry with him. Or drinking. Or out. Or lecturing Xavier on what it means to be a man. When the tension at home builds, Xavier's own hot temper flares, threatening to send him down the same path as his father.

Deja's mom has never been there when Deja needed her. She's lied, run off, and gotten into trouble with the law more times than anyone can count. She always promises to change - and always breaks those promises. Now - 17 years after Deja was born in prison - her mom is back behind bars and having another baby. Deja agrees to raise baby Heaven until her mother returns home. She's determined to give Heaven the loving family life Deja never had. But being a substitute parent is harder than Deja expected.

Todd and Tina Morgan were both there the night their mother died. They both saw their father kill her. But they can't agree on what actually happened. To Tina, their father is a murderer. Their mother was trying to defend herself. To Todd, their father is a protector. He saved Todd and Tina when their mother turned a knife on them. Now their father is on the run. Todd and Tina are in separate foster placements. Todd knows there's only one way to clear his dad's name: Get Tina to change her story. Get her to tell the truth. But the truth may not be as simple as Todd thought.

Everyone has secrets in high school. But no one has a secret quite like Camila Hernandez's. For as long as Camila can remember, her mother has been in prison. And Camila has tried to make sure no one finds out. She avoids all friendships. She keeps to herself. Because if people get too close to her, they might find out the truth. And once they know, they will see her only as a criminal's daughter. Sure, some of Camila's classmates also have parents doing time. But her mother isn't any ordinary criminal. Her mother is on death row.

At 2 a.m., the Pulse nightclub was winding down on its weekly Latino night. The building was dark, crowded, and loud. Patrons were making plans to leave when they were ambushed by a gunman, who began firing in every direction. Customers tried to escape, but the killer followed. For the next three hours, the gunman terrorized victims while playing a cat-and-mouse game with the police.

Liv hiver spraydåsen frem og sprayer Mads' gule tag på graffitien. Hun ser med tilfredshed, at de fire bogstaver står lysende klart i det blå felt. Liv gemmer dåsen under jakken og skynder sig væk. Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer. I sin tid som skolelærer mødte Jørn Jensen mange børn med læsevanskeligheder og fandt, at der var mangel på læsemateriale til de små nye læsere, der kunne vække ægte læseglæde.

Alt i mit liv har været rimeligt hverdagsagtigt, faktisk totalt normalt,lige indtil den dag, hvor min mor forlod os, og jeg flyttede til en ny by med min far. Jeg går i 5. klasse, og i min fritid går jeg til svømning og spiller akkordeon. Min bedste ven hedder Augusta, og jeg tilbringer al min tid sammen med min hund, Pepsi. Førhen ville jeg have sagt, at jeg var en helt almindelig pige med et helt almindeligt liv - ja, næsten grænsendetil det kedelige.

Livs hjerte banker heftigt, mens hun tjekker mobilen. Efter overfaldet har drengene forsøgt at skræmme hende til ikke at sladre til politiet. Containeren i brand er også en advarsel. Skal hun melde dem til politiet eller tage kampen op? Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer.

Four short stories by Smith Co. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Crime and Criminals and experience the compelling world of mysteries and detectives.

Der 19-jährige Antonio verliert schuldlos seinen Job. Schlimmer noch. Nach einer brutalen Auseinandersetzung mit seinem Chef droht ihm sogar das Gefängnis. So zieht Anto desillusioniert, hasserfüllt und ziellos durch die Straßen der Großstadt. Getrieben von unbändiger innerer Wut und Frustration hinterlassen er und seine Clique eine Schneise der Gewalt und Zerstörung.

Ce roman est l'histoire d'une fulgurante amitié qui tourne au drame. Charlène, jeune adolescente de 13 ans un peu effacée, entre en classe de cinquième. Dès le premier jour de la rentrée, Sarah, nouvelle dans l'établissement, fait sensation auprès de tous les élèves, séduits par cette fille à la personnalité magnétique. Charlène la regarde avec admiration et haine mélangées. Finalement les deux jeunes filles se lient d'amitié.

A suspicious fatal accident. A murder case going cold. Can a small town bakery owner overcome her personal troubles and find a happy ending? Running one business can be stressful. Running two is murder! Meghan's new, yummy peach dessert range is evoking pleasant noises from her customers, including the Governor of the state. Her sense of euphoria at creating another culinary winner is cut short when she discovers that the premises of her other business, an event barn, has been vandalised.

For more than 200 years, the wreck of the Whydah (and the riches that went down with it) eluded treasure seekers, until the ship was finally found in 1984 by marine archaeologists. The artifacts brought up from the ocean floor are priceless, both in value and in the picture they reveal of life in that much-mythologized era, changing much of what we know about pirates.

An electrifying true story of Marco, a poor adolescent Colombian fishermen who dreams of wealth and whose ambitions result in his forced servitude to the AUC, a ruthlessly violent narco paramilitary organization that operates at the height of Colombia's drug-fueled civil war. The adventure thrusts the listener into the mind and soul of Marco, who's charged with the dangerous responsibility of moving millions of dollars in cash and thousands of kilos of cocaine through the treacherous jungles of Central and South America and the Gulf of Mexico's unforgiving waters.

Miles has only been living with his musician father in New Orleans for two months when Hurricane Katrina hits - and they haven't really been getting along. But father and son must set aside their differences when they seek refuge in the crowded Superdome. What begins as a safe haven from the storm soon turns into a nightmare as the power fails and gangs of thugs compete for turf. When his father decides to rebel, Miles must make a choice that will alter their relationship - and both of their lives - forever.

We meet Rex Tanner, race car driver, on a disastrous mission to save scientist Penelope Mulgrew in 1935. Rex effects their escape using the Omnidial, a mysterious device permanently grafted to his skin, which imbues Rex with temporary super powers...when it works. Months later, Rex is approached with a new mission: American Olympians are turning up shriveled and weak, apparently drained of muscle.

Written in free verse, Hidden is a compelling tale about an unlikely friendship between two girls. Darra Monson and Wren Abbott first cross paths when Darra’s deadbeat dad is arrested for theft and kidnapping after he steals a car - unaware that Wren was sitting in the back. Years later, the girls - now teens - attend the same summer camp, and are forced to confront the fateful event that changed their lives.

An exchange student, dreams come true, when he wins a scholarship with a well-known England University to study Medicine, he has never left India to go abroad, but excitement and the unknown settle in, has he leaves his home in India for England, the family wave on and say goodbye, but the students nightmare begins when he lands in England and reaches his university dorm, and gets tangled up in his roommate’s murder.