If your child is arrested and taken into custody¹, he or she will be transported to the police station and booked. Booking consists of logging the name and the reason for the arrest in the record book. The child will also have a picture and fingerprints² taken. Next, if a minor³, the child may be released into your custody. If the crime is more serious, he or she may be held in jail until arraigned⁴ （UH-rained）。 Arraignment⁵ is when the charges against the juvenile⁶ will be read, and the judge will ask how the juvenile pleads. Juvenile court is less formal than its adult counterpart, but the accused minor is still entitled to most major constitutional rights. These rights include the right not to incriminate oneself, the right to be represented by an attorney, and the right to confront and cross-examine his or her accusers. The only major right that a minor does not have in juvenile court is the right to have the case tried by a jury. The judge alone decides the case. If your child has been arrested, find out why he or she was taken into custody and what needs to happen in order to be released. Ask that an attorney be present when your child is questioned. However, as parent or guardian⁷, you have to agree with your child's decision to waive⁸ the right to an attorney. But remember, statements made to a law enforcement officer may be used against a juvenile. The right to an attorney should be waived⁹ only after much thought and consideration. You may wish to indicate to the police that your child no longer wishes to speak to them. For more information on juvenile law, consult an qualified¹⁰ attorney.

　　翻译:如果你的孩子被逮捕并被拘留后,他（她）会被送至警察局进行备案。备案包括记录名字、被逮捕的原因、照相和按手印。如果犯罪程度轻微,孩子被释放后交由你自己监护,如果所犯罪行严重,他（她）可能会被关押在监狱直到提审。提审会宣读对其的指控,法官会要求他自己进行抗辩。少年法庭相对成年人法庭来说没那么正式,但被控诉的未成年人仍有资格享有宪法中规定的大部分成年人的权利。这些权利包括（在未宣判前）不可宣告某人有罪, 可以获得律师辩护的权利,有权与控诉方对质。未成年人在少年法庭不能享有成年人的权利是不可通过陪审团审理案件,而是由法官单独进行审判。如果你的孩子已经被逮捕了,找出为什么被拘留的原因,为了释放需要做些什么,当孩子受到询问时（帮他）寻找辩护律师,另一方面,作为家长或监护人,你还必须尊重孩子拒绝律师辩护的决定,需要记住的是,在检控官前所做的陈述可能会作为控诉孩子的材料。只有在深思熟虑后才可放弃聘请律师辩护。你也可向警察提出不希望自己的孩子被长时间受到盘问。想了解更多关于少年法方面的信息,向资深律师联系。

　　1、custody n

　　（1）监护权；监管

　　The father was given custody of the children. 父亲获得对孩子的监护权。

　　（2）保管

　　The stolen car is now in police custody. 被盗汽车目前由警方保管。

　　（3）扣留；监禁

　　The criminal was taken into custody by the police. 罪犯被警方拘留。

　　2、log （来自中古英语 logge,这是个形声词） n

　　（1）木头,原木

　　The young pioneers lived in a little log cabin in the mountains during the summer camping. 少先队员们夏令营期间住在山里的一间小木屋里。

　　（2） 航海日志；飞行日志；行车日志 （= logbook）

　　The captain described the wreck¹¹ accident in details in the ship's log. 船长在航行日志里详细地描述了这次沉船事故。

　　（3）（船舶）测速器

　　3、fingerprint n 指纹；手印

　　4、minor （源自拉丁语minor

　　（1）较少的；较小的

　　The young actress was given a minor part in the new play. 这个年轻女演员只分到这出新戏中一个较次要的角色/配角。

　　（2）无生命危险的

　　a minor illness小病

　　（3）（同校两个同姓学生中）年纪较小者

　　Smith minor小史密斯

　　（4） 〈音〉小调的

　　a symphony in F minor F小调交响曲

　　minor n 未到法定年龄的人；未成年人

　　5、Arraignment n. 提问, 传讯, 责难

　　6、plead中古英语调 plaidier＜plaid 抗辩 vi, vt pleaded 或 plead, pleading

　　（1）恳求；祈求

　　（2）以…为口实；托词；以…作藉口

　　（3）争辩

　　pleading the rights of the unemployed为失业者的权利据理力争

　　（4）为…辩护；为…抗辩

　　（5）宣判；申明

　　plead guilty服罪

　　7、counterpart n

　　（1）非常相似的人（或物）

　　（2）〈法〉副本

　　8、entitle en-给加+title题目 vt -tled, -tling

　　（1）（常与to连用）授权

　　Officers are entitled to travel first class. 官员有权坐头等舱。

　　This preferential ticket entitles you to travel first class. "凭这张优惠票,你可以坐头等舱旅行。"

　　（2）定名

　　After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. "读完一篇题为<吸烟与您的健康>的文章后,我点燃了一支香烟,以便使我紧张的神经能平静下来。"

　　9、incriminate vt. 控告……有罪, 使负罪, 控告

　　10 confront v. 对证 ,对质

　　11、accuser n. 检举人 ,控告人,控诉人,指控人

　　12、guardian guard+ -an人 n

　　（1）保护人

　　（2）〈法〉监护人

　　13、waive vt waived, waiving¹³

　　放弃,不坚持（权利、特权、要求等）

　　to waive the age-limit 取消年龄限制

　　He waived his claim to all the land west of the river. 他不再坚持对河西岸全部土地的要求。

　　14、enforcement n. 执行, 强制

　　15、juvenile 拉丁语juvenilis〈juvenis adj

　　（1）少年 的；适于少年的

　　juvenile books少年读物

　　The problem of juvenile delinquency presented itself for the attention from the whole society.

　　少年犯罪的这个问题引起了全社会的注意。

　　（2）幼年的；不成熟的

　　16、indicate vt. 指出, 显示, 象征, 预示, 需要, 简要地说明

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