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Cochise County judges, probation and CARE Team expand programs to curb youth violence and digital harms
Summary
Judge Terry Bannon and Dr. Alana Bruencini described coordinated efforts including Project Restore, parent education on digital risks, and CARE Team juvenile referrals aimed at reducing youth violence and keeping juveniles from reoffending.
Presiding juvenile judge Terry Bannon and Dr. Alana Bruencini, director of the Cochise County CARE Team, described coordinated local efforts Tuesday to address rising youth violence, online sexual imagery among minors and gaps in services for juveniles who interact with 911 or law enforcement.
Judge Bannon said a statewide summit of presiding juvenile judges prompted local teams to design community-specific programs to reduce youth violence. Bannon said her team includes juvenile probation staff, school principals and school resource officers and that the county's approach emphasizes rehabilitation alongside accountability. "We really do focus on rehabilitation and with a component of responsibility and recognition of the juvenile for the crime or offense that they committed," she said.
Bannon said juvenile…
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