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the public," said Robert E. Shepherd Jr., a law professor at the University of Richmond who served various roles in youth corrections with a number of Democratic governors for more than two decades.
Experts and state officials agree these numbers prove the problem is only a part of much bigger picture that's rooted in community and family structures.
"It's just a sad commentary on these kids' lives," Ms. Brunelle said. "No criminal justice system can be expected in just a few months to change the habits that, have been in some of these kids for a decade."
The study, the first of its kind in Virginia and possibly in the country, officials said, showed that Virginia's youth offenders often are the product of dysfunctional homes. Nearly half came from homes where the parents use drugs and/or alcohol, while only
94.1%