Studies show that half of violent juvenile crime occurs between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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It is excellent news, but it would be even better if officials knew why juvenile crime dropped.
We can keep one million students learning beyond regular school hours, when parents work and juvenile crime soars.
The increase in juvenile crime has been cited by leaders of both parties.
The administration says the program has reduced juvenile crime and improved academic achievement.
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Led by Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Fla.), proponents cited increases in the rate of juvenile crime and said it's time to get tough.
On any given day, when school lets out, juvenile crime goes up.
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According to the police, juvenile crime soared by 14.5% last year.
Then, when the juvenile-crime legislation came to the floor of the House this week, the speaker, Dennis Hastert, made a surprising decision.
The person calling out was the juvenile defendant later accused in the crime, the young man says.
Charges against Jesse Ray Beard, 14 at the time of the alleged crime, are unavailable because he's a juvenile.
Interior Minister Sarkozy blamed French judges for the rise in crime figures, saying they were too soft on juvenile offenders.
The charges for Beard, who was 14 at the time of the alleged crime, are unavailable because he's a juvenile.
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The man was 17 at the time of the crime in 2007 and was therefore tried in a juvenile court.
Charges against Jesse Ray Beard, who was 14 at the time of the alleged crime, are unavailable because he's a juvenile.
The minor is being tried by New Delhi's Juvenile Justice Board and faces a maximum term of three years in a "special home" under India's Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act if he is found to have participated in the crime.
"We want to work with Congress to fashion juvenile justice legislation that is smart and wise, that is tough in the sense that the punishment will fit the crime, but also provides for dedicated prevention monies that can make a difference, " Reno said.
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