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Perhaps most shockingly, only about one-fifth of these kids in jail are there because of involvement in adult crimes. Some are awaiting hearings in juvenile and domestic relations courts, or are serving sentences imposed by juvenile courts.
Still others are so-called status offenders. These are the runaways, children of parents who cannot or will not control them, or who were caught at such things as underage drinking.
Virginia prides itself on being a no-nonsense state when it comes to law and order, and this is certainly true with respect to its treatment of juvenile offenders.
Indeed, the Old Dominion is one of only two states in the nation which allow juvenile judges to sentence young people to jail in addition to sending them to reform schools or ordering them to participate in rehabilitation programs.
Statistically, the typical juvenile inmate spends an average of only three weeks in a jail.
But three weeks is ample time for a 15 year old to complete his or her alienation from society and graduate with new skills which will likely, in due
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