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| Texas County Credits Programs, Focus on Attitudes for Drop in Juvenile Referrals |
| By jjie.org - James Swift |
| Published: 05/15/2013 |
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Since 2009, the number of juvenile court referrals in Bell County, Texas has plummeted from 1,365 to 857 — a decrease of almost 40 percent over the last four years. During the same timeframe, the county — home to more than 300,000 people — has seen its juvenile felony cases decrease by a quarter, falling from 202 in 2009 to just 153 in 2012. According to Judge Ed Johnson, a juvenile court judge in the central Texas county for more than a quarter century, family relationships and how communities respond to young people displaying delinquent behavior is pivotal in the rehabilitation process of young offenders. Read More. |
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