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Michael P. Sanders
Attorney at Law
Serving the Albemarle Region
and the Outer Banks since 1990.
Criminal and Traffic Law, Catastrophic Personal
Injury and Wrongful Death, General Practice.
Dear Dr. Crime
Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding
a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. He
has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice
system. Drop him a note at the website www.keepkidshome.net
If you or your child is in trouble, he
may be able to help, give him a call (2523390000) or
E-mail at
reedadams@yahoo.com
406A-1 South Griffin Street
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Office (252) 331-1628
Fax (252) 331-1657
msanders@michaelsanderslaw.com
www.michaelsanderslaw.com
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Dear Dr. Crime: My son will enter the second grade
soon and I want to prepare now for adolescence. He is
a sensitive boy and I hear about kids as early as teenagers
committing suicide. I realize he is too young now but
later if life gets bad I don’t want to fi nd him dead. How
do I prepare him for adversity? Should I tell him suicide
is against the law? Gloomy Dad
Dear Dad: Two parts of your question are critical for
all parents. First of all you are far off (as most people
are) in thinking very young kids don’t kill themselves.
The third leading cause of death of kids ages 5-14 is
suicide. And that is a report from the US Centers for
Disease Control and Preventioni. Because there is so
little research on that age, there is little evidence based
treatment or prevention plans. I can tell you the research
shows circumstances drive suicides. And suicide is
against the law in some states but not all states. Better
check all of those matters and if you are worried because
of something specifi c, talk with a clinical psychologist or
psychiatrist.
Dear Dr. Crime: Will sending my kid to charter school
keep him out of trouble? Former teacher.
Dear teach: We know a lot of the things associated with
delinquency, so when a researcher, in Florida, compared
kids in charter schools with kids having the same backgrounds,
but in public schools, I noticed. The charter
school kids did better.ii
Dear Dr. Crime: Crime isn’t caused by racism if one
racial group is more violent than another, is it?
Frightened Girl.
Dear Gal: The issues of how races get along, and questions
about race and crime are the most important issues
of our time. I do not like the way these issues are used
against our law enforcement offi cers, and can say for
sure that we need more research to show what is going
on. As for differences of violence races, the Monitor on
Psychology, published by the American Psychological
Association, in a report about racism in courts said “It
is well established that correlations between race and
violence vanish when socioeconomic status is controlled...”iii
That says that when you describe groups that
are alike in critical variables such as employment, education,
income and other factors but not race, the group
rates are the same. We need much more research
about race, crime, delinquency and other factors.
Dear Dr. Crime. Do I have to tell my girlfriend that I have
HIV? Debauchee Boy
Dear ManAboutTown: Yes, the law requires that you
notify all your partners for the last year and/or the time
of the infection, and those in the future. For more law
based responsibilities see www.ncbar.org.
Dear Dr. Crime: Do I have to serve on a jury? Can I
just ignore the summons? Possible Juror.
Dear Juror: No you may not legally ignore a summons.
You must report at the time and place specifi ed and
ask the court to excuse you, but you need a legitimate
reason.
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