This is the fourth in a four-part series looking into the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles, as told by people who work there. It’s a world where youth convicted of violent felonies are said to control the jails, while law enforcement is helpless to stop it due to defunding and downgrades to…
This is the fourth in a four-part series looking into the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles, as told by people who work there. It’s a world where youth convicted of violent felonies are said to control the jails, while law enforcement is helpless to stop it due to defunding and downgrades to formerly strict laws.
“There is no accountability for any of these [serious] crimes. If you look at juvy crime across the board, it’s through the roof,” a Probation Department manager said. “Nothing happens to these kids if we catch them. You will be lucky if you even get [home] detention. They are in custody as long as it takes to book them.”
That is because Gascon has a written policy against filing certain charges, including the use of a gun committed in crimes, while many felonies have been downgraded to misdemeanors by state lawmakers. To exemplify this, Gascon’s directive ordered prosecutors to stop charging juveniles with certain crimes if they endured trauma in childhood.
“Filings will consist of the lowest potential code section that corresponds to the alleged conduct and mandate one count per criminal act,” the directive said.“We will avoid labeling normative adolescent behavior as a sex offense and instead collaborate with appropriate partners to provide effective interventions that reduce recidivism and support a youth’s education and development around healthy sexual behavior,” the directive said.
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