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Youth crime declines as TX juvie prisons empty: What explains it?

Doug Berman at Sentencing Law & Policy pulled a fascinating fact-bite out of Marc Levin's most recent report (pdf) from the Texas Public Policy Foundation that deserves more vigorous discussion:juvenile crime has markedly declined at the same time Texas has reduced the number of youths in state institutions by 52.9 percent. By building on these successes in a challenging budget environment, policymakers can continue delivering improved results for public safety and taxpayers.It really is impressive to consider that the Texas Youth Commission reduced its inmate population by more than half after the sex-abuse scandal broke at the beginning of the 2007 legislative session, yet juvenile crime since then has continued its decade-long decline...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 10, 2010 (boomark / email).