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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Rappahannock youngsters in trouble with the law now have an option to detention in the juvenile lockups in Fredericksburg and Prince William County'
At the request of juvenile probation officer Bev Robson, the Board of Supervisors last week endorsed an outreach program which will provide counseling at home as an alternative to incarceration in a detention center.
Under the program - which is primarily state and federally funded - a counselor will come to Rappahannock and work with the children here, either in their homes, at school or in some other convenient location. The outreach program won’t replace detention in every juvenile case. “This won’t work for all kids,” Mrs. Robson said, estimating that four county youngsters a year may be served.
Most often, children recommended by the court or the probation officer for the outreach program will be awaiting a court date, she told the supervisors. Others accepted into the counseling alternative may be “children in need of services” -- the designation given to run-aways, truants and other young people with behavioral problems whose actions wouldn’t be considered crimes if they were adults.
Obviously, a juvenile accused of murder or another serious offense would not be considered for this outreach program, noted Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke.
“We have the choice of offering
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