Tag: Juvenile Crime
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City Heights Residents Tackle High Youth Incarceration Rates
A new report finds youth incarceration is down nationwide, but California still has a fairly high rate: 271 per 100,000 young people. That’s the 11th highest in the country. We take a look at how those numbers break down in San Diego and highlight how City Heights is tackling the problem. | Video Credit: Nicholas…
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Pepper Spray Use Rampant At San Diego Juvenile Halls
San Diego CityBeat reporter Dave Maass says San Diego County’s two juvenile halls used pepper spray 371 times in 2011. It was used 91 times in Los Angeles County’s three facilities in 2011. Maureen Cavanaugh, Katie Euphrat and Patty Lane California is one of only five states in the nation that allow staff at juvenile detention facilities…
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When Juvenile Crime Happens
When defending the heavy focus on curfew sweeps in neighborhoods like City Heights, a tactic we’ve been exploring lately, proponents often say that most violent crime happens during curfew hours. The community needs the sweeps, residents, police and politicians say, to physically remove kids from a dangerous environment so they won’t become victims or perpetrators…