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Updates relating to
Juvenile Justice issues in the state of Florida.
| Dont Teach Our Children Crime |
Date Published: 7/3/2008
Under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the states agreed to humanize their often Dickensian juvenile justice systems in ex read more... Source: New York Times |
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| Nurse to plead guilty in death at juvenile lockup |
Date Published: 6/26/2008
A nurse who treated youths at Miami's juvenile lockup will plead guilty to a misdemeanor in the death of 17-year-old Omar Paisley five years ago, endi read more... Source: Miami Herald |
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Posted on 06-30-2008
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Date Published: Jun 27, 2008
For months, I started a series of columns for The Miami Herald with that question. Now, five years after the 17-year-old's death, one person is willi read more... Source: CBS4 |
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Posted on 06-30-2008
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| Reform juvenile justice in state |
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Posted on 06-26-2008
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| New statewide strategy unveiled to fight gangs |
Date Published: 6/25/2008
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? The Florida Attorney General is coming for you.
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Posted on 06-26-2008
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| Investigators Look for Favoritism in DOJ Grants |
Date Published: 6/19/2008
Lawmakers and Justice Department auditors are examining millions of dollars in crime-fighting grants awarded by the agency last year in an effort to d read more... Source: Washington Post |
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Posted on 06-25-2008
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| Justice Department Official Awards $500,000 Grant to Golf Group |
Date Published: June 9, 2008
Former Staffer Tells ABC News Anti-Crime Funds Given to Programs With The "Right" Connections.
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Posted on 06-11-2008
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Date Published: May 23, 2008
Children who are confined to adult jails are at greater risk of being raped, battered or pushed to suicide. They also are more likely to become violen read more... Source: The New York Times |
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Posted on 05-28-2008
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Date Published: May 1, 2008
I want to acknowledge and thank Rep. Mitch Needelman for his support and proactive approach toward the Department of Juvenile Justice and his recognit read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 05-01-2008
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| Central Florida programs boost chances for babies of at-risk pregnant women |
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Posted on 04-29-2008
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| Budget cuts could put more children at risk |
Date Published: April 19, 2008
Seven-year-old Courtney has severe cerebral palsy and mental retardation. For six years, she has been in the foster care of Kim Rowe, at left, who wan read more... Source: Miami Herald |
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Posted on 04-22-2008
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| State passing on a no-brainer |
Date Published: April 11, 2008
Timothy Kane was 14 years old when, led by a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old, he agreed to participate in a burglary. The two older boys killed a man an read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 04-15-2008
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| County juvenile crimes fall sharply |
Date Published: April 1, 2008
The number of juveniles who commit crimes in Alachua County fell 14.5 percent in 2007 from 2006. The kids who commit crimes are still predominantly bl read more... Source: Gainesville Sun |
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Posted on 04-01-2008
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| Stay tough on crime -- by preventing it |
Date Published: March 28, 2008
In a year of the steepest budget cuts in Florida history, some state-funded operations will actually get more tax dollars. These would be private-pris read more... Source: Miami Herald |
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Posted on 03-28-2008
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| Budget cuts put drug addict's lifelines on the line |
Date Published: March 23, 2008
A year ago, Esther Guzman wanted her crack pipe more than her kids. In her heart, she hoped to come clean for her children's sake, but her cocaine add read more... Source: Miami Herald |
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Posted on 03-27-2008
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| Manatee at-risk kids losing funding |
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Posted on 03-20-2008
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Date Published: March 2, 2008
In 1997, at the age of 15, I was neither able to purchase cigarettes nor alcohol. I could not obtain a license, nor enter R-rated movies without a par read more... Source: Star-Banner |
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Posted on 03-20-2008
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| Get smarter, not tougher on juvenile offenders |
Date Published: March 11, 2008
Police throughout Palm Beach County arrested 31,920 children in 2005, including two as young as 8 years old. Last year, there were 12,727 children tak read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 03-20-2008
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Date Published: February 19, 2008
Florida's juvenile justice system must change from "get tough" to "get smart," says the Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice in a new report.
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Posted on 02-19-2008
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Date Published: February 15, 2008
That motto has been replaced in recent years by a new view. That there are many bad boys, and increasingly, bad girls. Incorrigibles who need to be lo read more... Source: Florida Times-Union |
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Posted on 02-19-2008
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| Group proposes abolishing life sentences for juveniles |
Date Published: February 14, 2008
In a move that angered victims rights advocates, a coalition of lawyers and academics on Wednesday called on Illinois to abolish sentences for juvenil read more... Source: Chicago Tribune |
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Posted on 02-14-2008
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| Our view: Juvenile injustice |
Date Published: February 7, 2008
The rising number of juvenile offenders on the Space Coast and throughout Florida is a vexing problem, but lock 'em up and throw away the key isn't th read more... Source: Florida Today |
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Posted on 02-12-2008
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| Panel Makes Recommendations For Improving Juvenile Justice |
Date Published: February 6, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Florida's juvenile justice system must provide gender-specific programming for its growing number of girls and address the dis read more... Source: First Coast News |
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Posted on 02-12-2008
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| Juvenile Justice Reform Panel Offers Ideas To State Officials |
Date Published: February 6, 2008
TAMPA - A commission designed to help reform the state's juvenile justice system presented a report of recommendations Tuesday to Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottka read more... Source: Tampa Tribune |
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Posted on 02-12-2008
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| Crist taps Democrat to lead Juvenile Justice |
Date Published: February 7, 2008
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday will again give the reins of a troubled state agency to a Democrat, naming St. Petersburg Rep. Frank Peter read more... Source: Miami Herald |
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Posted on 02-08-2008
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| Questions raised about juvenile justices employees' work with contractor |
Date Published: February 7, 2008
A key Texas lawmaker and advocates in Florida are asking why the Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Walt McNeil, authorized a to read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 02-07-2008
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| Commission Delivers Ideas For Juvenile Justice System |
Date Published: February 5, 2008
TAMPA — A blueprint commission designed to help reform the state's juvenile justice system presented a report of recommendations today to Lt. Gov. Jef read more... Source: Tampa Tribune |
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Posted on 02-07-2008
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| Moving State's Juvenile Justice Chief Couldn't Have Come At A Worse Time |
Date Published: January 26, 2008
Juvenile criminals are creating chaos in Florida. They grow in numbers by the day. In Osceola County alone, ju- venile crime has spiked an estimated 5 read more... Source: Orlando Sentinel |
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Posted on 01-29-2008
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| Saggy-pants crowd needs mentors, not jail time |
Date Published: January 23, 2008
I just read Frank Cerabino's column, "State sinks to new low with law on saggy pants" (Jan. 11) and I'd like to applaud him for his consistent ability read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 01-24-2008
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| Palm Beach County reviews policies on problem students |
Date Published: January 21, 2008
Black students face suspensions and criminal arrests in far greater numbers than their white peers in Palm Beach County public schools, records show.
read more... Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
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Posted on 01-22-2008
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| Juvenile system officials discuss troubled girls |
Date Published: January 17, 2008
About 150,000 girls are referred to Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice each year and most arrive with a lot of baggage. Many have drug problems, read more... Source: Gainesville Sun |
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Posted on 01-22-2008
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| Kids killing kids tests justice system |
Date Published: January 17, 2008
He stands 4-feet-11 and weighs 90 pounds. He reads Hardy Boys mystery novels. He watches TV cartoons.
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Posted on 01-22-2008
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| Wiser ways on youth crime |
Date Published: December 16, 2007
When JamesOn Curry was drafted by the Chicago Bulls last June, some reporters called the choice risky, because of one mistake Mr. Curry made in high s read more... Source: The Washington Times |
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Posted on 12-19-2007
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| NAACP wants juvenile-justice inquiry |
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Posted on 12-14-2007
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| Brain research influences juvenile justice trends |
Date Published: December 5, 2007
A generation after America decided to get tough on children who commit crimes — sometimes locking them up for life — the tide may be turning.
read more... Source: St. Cloud Times |
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Posted on 12-07-2007
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| Stricter law enforcement results in more girls' arrests, not rise in violence, research says |
Date Published: April 10, 2006
Recent arrest data suggest that girls are "going wild" by engaging in more violence, similar to that committed by boys, but a Penn State researcher sa read more... Source: Eurek Alert |
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Posted on 11-28-2007
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| Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America |
Date Published: November 20, 2007
A new report, “Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America,” released by the Campaign for Youth Justice provides a read more... Source: New York Times |
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Posted on 11-21-2007
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| McCollum wants to help Anderson family |
Date Published: November 14, 2007
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum pledged to help the family of Martin Lee Anderson find "new avenues of justice," but said after evaluating the read more... Source: Tallahassee Democrat |
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Posted on 11-14-2007
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Date Published: November 3, 2007
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's proposed strategy for combating gang-related crime is still several months from completion, but several promi read more... Source: Sarasota Herald Tribune |
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Posted on 11-05-2007
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| Video refutes deputies' reports on use of force on academy teen |
Date Published: October 31, 2007
Two deputies indicted on charges that they lied about an incident involving a 13-year-old boy at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Eagle Academy read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 10-31-2007
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| The Right Model for Juvenile Justice |
Date Published: October 28, 2007
With the prisons filled to bursting, state governments are desperate for ways to keep more people from committing crimes and ending up behind bars. Pa read more... Source: New York Times |
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Posted on 10-29-2007
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Posted on 10-26-2007
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| Marchers Decry Handling Of Boot Camp Death |
Date Published: October 24, 2007
TALLAHASSEE | About 700 marchers shouted "We shall overcome" and "No justice, no peace" Tuesday to protest Florida's handling of a teenager's death a read more... Source: Lakeland Ledger |
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Posted on 10-24-2007
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| Experts: State dropped ball in boot-camp trial |
Date Published: October 14, 2007
Prosecutors in the boot camp trial were outnumbered and outgunned by defense attorneys, some legal experts said.
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Posted on 10-15-2007
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| Boot camp case gets federal review |
Date Published: October 14, 2007
PANAMA CITY - Seven former juvenile boot camp guards and a nurse had barely processed an all-white jury's decision to acquit them in a black teenager' read more... Source: Sun-Sentinel |
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Posted on 10-15-2007
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Date Published: October 9, 2007
It's been many a year in Florida since three such high-powered officials in state government have been so in sync with regard to how to best protect t read more... Source: Tallahassee Democrat |
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Posted on 10-10-2007
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Posted on 10-10-2007
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| Jury selection begins for boot camp guards charged in boy's death |
Date Published: September 24, 2007
PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Chanting demonstrators carried photographs of a dead 14-year-old as jury selection began Monday for the manslaughter trial of sev read more... Source: Herald Tribune |
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Posted on 09-26-2007
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| Juvenile Justice set to reverse course, cut programs that deter teen crime |
Date Published: September 20, 2007
The former Tallahassee police chief chosen by Gov. Charlie Crist to head Florida's juvenile justice system this year announced soon after taking over read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 09-24-2007
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| Crist: Cut cash for youth camp |
Date Published: September 21, 2007
Gov. Charlie Crist is recommending the state abolish its only STAR program -- the replacement for controversial youth boot camps -- as part of his pla read more... Source: Orlando Sentinel |
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Posted on 09-21-2007
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| Study aims to straighten path for arrested teens |
Date Published: August 27, 2007
Local teens who are arrested in the next two years could become part of an experiment meant to help Florida leaders decide how best to prevent crime.
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Posted on 08-30-2007
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| Hands off my budget, Juvenile Justice chief pleads |
Date Published: August 16, 2007
Florida could shut down juvenile detention centers, shrink prevention programs and slash other services for troubled youths to trim its budget.
read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 08-16-2007
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| Juveniles to remain shackled for county court appearances |
Date Published: August 03, 2007
The Palm Beach County Public Defender has lost a fight to remove shackles from teens charged with crimes in juvenile court.
read more... Source: Palm Beach Post |
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Posted on 08-06-2007
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| Female juvenile arrests skyrocket in Lee County |
Date Published: July 29, 2007
Felony arrests among female juveniles in Lee County nearly doubled from 2004 to 2006, and officials say a system built for boys is chiefly to blame.
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Posted on 07-30-2007
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| Opinion: Juvenile Justice |
Date Published: 07/12/2007
One of Congress’s most crucial tasks will be to strengthen and update the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Passed in 1974, the law req read more... Source: The New York Times |
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Posted on 07-17-2007
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| State's juvenile justice: 'It's a train wreck' |
Date Published: July 10, 2007
Cops, prosecutors and judges are meeting today in Orlando to tell state officials that Florida's juvenile-justice system is broken.
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Posted on 07-10-2007
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| Juvenile-justice officials turn attention to girls in trouble with law |
Date Published: 06/20/2007
After years of neglect, Florida's juvenile-justice system is paying fresh attention to the problems of girls.
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Posted on 06-21-2007
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| Bill McCollum: Intervene in young lives to prevent crime |
Date Published: 06/18/2007
Meaningful solutions are going to come only with the involvement and leadership of those in the black community.
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Posted on 06-21-2007
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| Should kids go to court in chains? |
Date Published: 06/18/2007
Handcuffs pin the teenage girl's wrists together. The cuffs connect to a heavy chain around her waist so she can't raise her arms. Another chain conne read more... Source: USA TODAY |
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Posted on 06-21-2007
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Date Published: 06/13/2007
A recent announcement by Gov. Charlie Crist and Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Walter McNeil offers hope that prevention will take the lead read more... Source: The Times-Union |
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Posted on 06-14-2007
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| Gov. Crist signs Anderson bill |
Date Published: 05/24/2007
Gov. Charlie Crist signed the Martin Lee Anderson claims bill Wednesday and thanked the 14-year-old boy's parents for their courage.
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Posted on 05-24-2007
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| Rise in juvenile arrests bucks overall downward trend |
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Posted on 05-17-2007
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Date Published: 05/11/2007
The United States made a disastrous miscalculation when it started automatically trying youthful offenders as adults instead of handling them through read more... Source: NY Times |
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Posted on 05-11-2007
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| Number of child criminals rising |
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Posted on 04-27-2007
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| Florida fails abuse report |
Date Published: 04/24/07
A report urged more states to appoint lawyers for abused or neglected children.
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Posted on 04-25-2007
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| Fix juvenile justice's 'broken' system |
Date Published: 03/29/2007
OUR OPINION: AN EFFECTIVE DJJ WOULD MEAN FEWER TEENS TRIED AS ADULTS
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Posted on 03-30-2007
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| Refocus mission: Rehabilitate juveniles |
Date Published: 03/26/07
The Eckerd family has cared for troubled youth in Florida since 1968, and we have weathered the politics of state government, funding issues within th read more... Source: Tallahassee Democrat |
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Posted on 03-26-2007
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| Convergence in Tallahassee juvenile justice's 'perfect storm' |
Date Published: 03/20/2007
The Eckerd family has cared for troubled youth in Florida since 1968, and we have weathered the politics of state government, funding issues within th read more... Source: Florida Voice |
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