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COFFEE TALK WITH BARRY KRISCHER

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 Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry KrischerDISCUSS: IS BARRY KRISCHER'S ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY AGAINST JUVENILE CRIME MORE EFFECTIVE                 IN PREVENTING FUTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY?"TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES"BACKGROUND:INTERVIEW WITH BARRY KRISCHER"Based on my experience as a prosecutor for 13 years, before I left the office, and what I saw as a defense lawyer for nine years specifically dealing with juvenile offenders going through the juvenile court system, juveniles do not take the juvenile court system seriously. And it's my sense that there are some children that are beyond the scope of juvenile court, beyond what the powers of juvenile judges is, and accordingly, the only way they could be dealt with in a meaningful manner, in a way that gets their attention, is through transferring juveniles to adult court...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).