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Teen Justice
System Fails
By TERRY SCANLON
Capital News Service " RICHMOND More thair seven of every 10 Virginia *! youths who go through the state's correctional system are rearrested within three years.
Although those numbers from a recent state study_ " shocked almost no one involved in the system, they clearly * showed the futility of its current efforts. . , ‘
"Obviously that’s the most disturbing part of the study," said Cari Brunelle, a spokeswoman for the Department of Juvenile Justice. "The worrisome part is that maybe treatment isn't working." . i
Commissioned by the General Assembly and conduct- ? ’ ed by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, ’ the study showed serious problems with the state’s juvenile ; justice system, lawmakers and experts said. . \ ’
"Obviously we're not doing a long-term job of protecting y
See Juvenile, Page A-3
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