California fights violent rural gangs
California is fighting a wave of violent youth gangs taking root in the rural central valley.
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Category: Juvenile Justice Digest
Tucson tracks down unlisted sex felons
The Tucson Police Department designated beat officers to track down sex offenders that have violate…
Sex felon’s access to web can’t be blocked
7th Circuit
In the 7th circuit, a felon convicted of possessing child pornography images …
Tribal youth crime
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a bulletin on violent crime among Native American yo…
1st Circuit: Totality of situation determines consent
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals held that voluntary consent to a warrantless search…
Crime data comment
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division wants comments by July 14 on the Monthly Return of Offenses Kn…
President signs Amber Alert into U.S. law
President Bush enacted a national Amber Alert law by signing S 151 into Public Law 108-21.
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Ecstasy use rises, but meth, heroin decline
The number of adolescents and youth using ecstasy continues to rise, but meth and heroin use a…
Detention hits record low in North Carolina
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley said juvenile crime declined 2.6 percent last year and admissi…
Nevada: Sex predator data to be easily searchable
The Senate approved a bill, SB 218, to establish a statewide computer database of sex pr…