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Curfew enforcement: 'Breaking the cycle of crime' or just another money grab?

Corpus Christi will begin charging juveniles arrested for more serious crimes with curfew violations in municipal court, whereas previously when juveniles were charged with other offenses, police hadn't bothered to write the Class C citations. Reports the Caller Times:[Corpus Christi Police Cmdr. Mark] Schauer said officers got away from issuing the citations for a few reasons, mainly because the criminal offense goes through juvenile district court while a curfew violation is a citation that goes through municipal court. Many officers don?t want to write up two violations, and figure it is easier to hit offenders with the more severe criminal act.?They just don?t bother with it now, and the thought is there is no reason we can?t hold them more accountable than we are,? Schauer said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 25, 2010 (boomark / email).