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Council hearing on LO25‑0005 spotlights juvenile‑justice coordination, requests longitudinal outcomes data
Summary
At a May public‑safety committee hearing on bill LO25‑0005, council members pressed police, the Department of Juvenile Services and city youth offices for better cross‑agency tracking of juvenile cases and for scheduled follow‑ups on monitoring technology and outcomes.
The Baltimore City Council Public Safety Committee held a hearing May 12 on LO 25‑0005, a bill to create regular committee oversight of the city’s crime‑reduction and violence‑prevention programs with a special focus on juvenile justice. Committee Chair Mark Conway, representing the Fourth District, opened the session by saying the hearing would “dig in today, in the second part of our meeting on juvenile crime.”
Why it matters: Council members said they want to see how young people move through arrest, court and service systems so the city can close gaps that allow repeat offending. Conway told agency leaders he continues to “hear, anecdotally about instances where young people sort of…
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