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You can't blame them, because i did put them in a situation, but it does kind of suck. >> michael is on the brink of his 18th birthday, and approaching adulthood is a dangerous place to be for a juvenile repeat offender. >> i would ask the court please allow this young man one more opportunity. he understands the next time he's in trouble he will be in the adult court. >> a person turns 18 there's not at least in the juvenile court system a lot of choices for us to make. because everyone's looking, oh, we have this little window of time to work with them. it's not long enough to effectuate a c...

>> when you're 17 3/4, there's not a lot of resources out there. and there's probably not a lot of people that want to take a chance on you for that short period of time. >> when you were arrested in february of '08 for burglary and they gave you 90 days, 80 days are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble it's really up to your magistrate to decide what they're going to do with you. if they don't take advantage prior to that to the services this court offers, they're screwed. in nevada. since then he ran away from placeme...

Did put myself in a situation, but it does kind of suck. >> michael is on the brink of his 18th birthday, and approaching adulthood is a dangerous place to be for a juvenile repeat offender. >> i would ask the court please allow this young man one more opportunity. he understands the next time he's in trouble, he will be in the adult court. >> a person turns 18, there's not, at least in the juvenile court system, a lot of choices for us to make. because everyone's looking, oh, we have this little window of time to work with them. it's not long enough to effectuate a change. >> i just don't kno...

His 18th birthday and approaching adulthood is a dangerous place to be for a juvenile to be. >> i would ask that the court offer this juvenile one nor opportunity. >> a person turns 18 there's not a lot of choices to make. everyone is looking we have this little window of time to work with them and it's not long enough to effectuate a change. >> i don't know if at 18 if he sits here for three or four months, i don't know what that's going to do for him. >> rehabilitation programs can take a year or more to complete so that option appears to be off the table for michael. >> when you're 17 3/4, ...

The table for michael. >> when you're 17 3/4, there's not a lot of resources out there. and there's probably not a lot of people that want to take a chance on you for that short period of time. >> when you were arrested in february of '08 for burglary and they gave you 90 days, 80 days are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble it's really up to your magistrate to decide what they're going to do with you. if they don't take advantage prior to that to the services this court offers, they're screwed. i know that sounds very...