Number	23541
Subject	Juvenile Justice System
Source	Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.)
State	CA
Year	2007
Publication Date	06/03/07
Summary	Years after the 2000 Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act passed in California, Orange County-area prosecutors "top the list of district attorneys who most use the discretionary waiver to charge teens as young as 14 as adults." The original act was meant to "target hardcore gang members and juvenile offenders who commit heinous, violent crimes." Among the stories is the tale of Rene Garcia, who faces a life sentence for murder, even though he did not pull the trigger.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	15
Keywords	juvenile justice; juvenile offenders; juvenile crime; juveniles charged as adults; accessory
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