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Prince George's County Police Chief Melvin C. High testifies at a Senate
briefing on juvenile justice. Chief High urged Congress to increase federal
funding for juvenile justice and delinquency programs proven to cut crime.
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Recent News Releases
| September 3, 2008 |
New York Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York release. |
| September 3, 2008 |
Des Moines Law Enforcement, D.A. Meet With Sen. Harkin, Request Head Start Funding |
| August 25, 2008 |
Kansas City Area Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
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| August 25, 2008 |
Pittsburgh Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania release. |
| August 21, 2008 |
Philadelphia Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania release. |
| August 21, 2008 |
Oregon Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Oregon release. |
| August 20, 2008 |
Greater Bangor Law Enforcement Call For Pre-K Expansion to
Reduce Dropouts, Prevent Violence
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine release. |
| August 20, 2008 |
Aroostook County Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine release. |
| August 20, 2008 |
Birmingham’s Top Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime |
| August 20, 2008 |
Michigan Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan release. |
| August 20, 2008 |
National Law Enforcement Leaders: Dropout Rates
Fueling Violent Crime |
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Media Excerpt
Oakland Tribune
Poll links latchkey teens to criminal behavior
Jill Tucker
OAKLAND, CA, June 21, 2006- By their own admission, California's latchkey teens
are more likely to engage in criminal activity than their supervised peers, according to a
statewide poll released today.
An estimated 1 million kids in California ranging from 12 to 17 have no supervision after
school three or more days a week ...
Adult supervision, specially in the form of quality after-school programs, can reduce those
rates, said the poll's sponsor, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids ...
Poll results in hand, Fight Crime officials called on legislators to pass a bill that would
make it easier to distribute and spend the Proposition 49 funds ...
"These reforms are necessary because serious financial and administrative barriers currently
keep many kids from participating in great after-school programs," said state Sen. Tom
Torlakson, D-Antioch ...
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