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Local officials and juvenile‑justice directors ask lawmakers to restore prevention funding and support youth violence prevention programs
Summary
Speakers from juvenile departments, counties and cities urged full funding for juvenile crime prevention grants and youth development programs tied to SB 5515, saying those investments reduce recidivism and youth violence.
County juvenile departments, city officials and youth‑development leaders told the subcommittee they rely on state juvenile crime prevention funding and Youth Development Division grants to keep young people from deeper system involvement.
Alice Perry, assistant director of the Clackamas County Juvenile Department, described a community diversion program run with Latino Network that served 392 youth in the current biennium and reported a 7…
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