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The department refers two-thirds of city youth auto-theft arrests to the state’s attorney and 97% of youth carjackings.
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Elev8 Baltimore has been serving schools since 2009. But that doesn’t mean their work is easy – or that their work is done.
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A recent report by the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) finds that youth crime is down across the state while there is a significant increase in recent years of gun violations and carjacking. DJS Secretary Vincent Schiraldi joins Midday to explain the current state of youth crime.
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A new report by the state Department of Juvenile Services highlighted stark racial disparities in how the justice system treats youth.
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“The families who are affected by crime and violence, that reduction does not matter to those families.”
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced enforcement of the city's youth curfew during the Memorial Day Weekend. Baltimore was among several cities nationwide to beef up enforcement, but do these curfews significantly reduce crime?
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Roca, which means rock in Spanish, has a mission to give young people a strong foundation so they can choose better pathways.
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“We cannot continue to tell youth what they can't do without creating spaces and places for them to go.”
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City, school and faith leaders gathered at the University of Baltimore exploring solutions for the recent uptick in gun violence among the city’s youth. The mother of a slain teen expressed the concern many parents share regarding the need for greater school security.
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“How are you guys going to approach it in a way that will not make it feel like you're chastising, or blaming the children that you're talking to?”