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Teens in "the system"....not mine but a stranger..
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 26233" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Donna, I have been watching on CourtTV the trail of the man who</p><p>kidnapped, raped, and buried Jessica alive. Jessica's Dad and a</p><p>few other parents of children who have been victims are uniting</p><p>to force the Federal government to provide funding for keeping</p><p>track of child predators, etc. "The system" says there just are</p><p>not enough dollars available to do the job right.</p><p></p><p>Now that my family has been in the system (plus two children are</p><p>in law enforcement & corrections) it is very apparent WHY there is not enough money to protect the children. "The system" is</p><p>allocating extreme amounts of time and money on non-violent, non-threatening people...particularly young people. In Florida for</p><p>example IF you have been charged with a felony of any type and</p><p>you violate in any way, you can not bond out or get a hearing</p><p>any sooner than six weeks...even if the charges that got you there are dropped. That's alot of money that doesn't need to</p><p>be spent. House arrest costs nothing. Community service hours</p><p>are a pain in the fanny and are punitive. </p><p></p><p>Local PO's in the juvie and adult system are quitting their</p><p>jobs with the State as they are overwhelmed with the sheer numbers of probationers they are required to see at least monthly</p><p>and visit at home at least quarterly. The paperwork and useless</p><p>time spent prevents meaningful interventions.</p><p></p><p>I tend to think it is a bit like the old game "hot potato". The</p><p>young people are arrested quickly because they are not hardened</p><p>criminals or sophisticated. They are tossed to the jail where</p><p>they wait to be tossed to the States Attorneys office who then</p><p>tosses them to Judges who are eager to toss them to the State</p><p>facilities. Then...the tossing stops!</p><p></p><p>It is so sad and senseless. Meanwhile truly evil men and women</p><p>play the system. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 26233, member: 35"] Donna, I have been watching on CourtTV the trail of the man who kidnapped, raped, and buried Jessica alive. Jessica's Dad and a few other parents of children who have been victims are uniting to force the Federal government to provide funding for keeping track of child predators, etc. "The system" says there just are not enough dollars available to do the job right. Now that my family has been in the system (plus two children are in law enforcement & corrections) it is very apparent WHY there is not enough money to protect the children. "The system" is allocating extreme amounts of time and money on non-violent, non-threatening people...particularly young people. In Florida for example IF you have been charged with a felony of any type and you violate in any way, you can not bond out or get a hearing any sooner than six weeks...even if the charges that got you there are dropped. That's alot of money that doesn't need to be spent. House arrest costs nothing. Community service hours are a pain in the fanny and are punitive. Local PO's in the juvie and adult system are quitting their jobs with the State as they are overwhelmed with the sheer numbers of probationers they are required to see at least monthly and visit at home at least quarterly. The paperwork and useless time spent prevents meaningful interventions. I tend to think it is a bit like the old game "hot potato". The young people are arrested quickly because they are not hardened criminals or sophisticated. They are tossed to the jail where they wait to be tossed to the States Attorneys office who then tosses them to Judges who are eager to toss them to the State facilities. Then...the tossing stops! It is so sad and senseless. Meanwhile truly evil men and women play the system. DDD [/QUOTE]
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