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| A new approach to dealing with young offenders |
| By kansascity.com- Roxie Hammill |
| Published: 02/02/2015 |
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Not so long ago, Johnson County youths in trouble with the law waited for their court date in a dark and serious looking building on West Spruce Street in Olathe, complete with a high, wire-topped fence. Kids accused of even minor offenses mixed in with those accused of more violent crimes. If the state eventually decided they needed to remain in custody, they might be sent to a juvenile detention center, likely in Junction City, putting a strain on their families and making it hard to come back into community life in Johnson County when their time was up. That was before 2011. Now, in a continuation of policies designed to keep young offenders out of further trouble, corrections officials are putting a kinder, gentler face on detention for the kids who are considered a low risk for serious crime or escape. Read More. |
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