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The Juvenile Justice System Of Richmond : Progression Into The Future, Elizabeth Ann Teixeira
The Juvenile Justice System Of Richmond : Progression Into The Future, Elizabeth Ann Teixeira
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The area of juvenile justice in America is a growing concern among both urban and rural community leaders. According to the Community Collaborative for Youth, the juvenile violent crime rate in Richmond is triple the state average. 1 The juvenile violent crime rate is the percentage of violent crime committed by a person under the age of eighteen. This is merely one aspect of the adversity facing the juvenile justice system in the eyes of the community. As a result of the growing need for information on the subject, a great deal of literature has been published about the risk …