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Juvenile probation reports rising number of female youths with aggravating charges, placement challenges
Summary
Juvenile Probation Officer Zachary Hibbs said the office is seeing an increase in female juveniles with aggravating charges and faces difficulty identifying appropriate placements; one female juvenile is currently in placement but location is being determined.
Juvenile Probation Officer Zachary Hibbs told the board there is currently one female juvenile in placement and the office is working to determine where she is located. He said the office has seen "an increase in female juveniles who have aggravating charges," a trend he said will complicate placement decisions.
Hibbs described the staffing and placement challenge as an operational concern for juvenile services; no new placements or policy changes were approved at the meeting, but commissioners received the report for oversight and future planning.
