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Crimes Against Children
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Palm Beach County
It appears the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office is first in prosecuting a child for a crime and last in prosecuting an adult for a crime against a child. A 2003 report published by Advancement project in Washington, D.C. states: “One result of these prosecutions is that public defenders in Palm Beach are swamped with school-related cases that they believe do not belong in the court system. For example, there have been cases where students were charged with throwing a deadly missile – an orange or coke bottle – at a school building. Sex charges typically involve a student “mooning” others or pulling up another student’s shirt. These cases are vigorously prosecuted by the states attorney’s office, often without any offer to make a deal to lesson the charges”. (a) With permission of the advancement Project in Washington, D.C., we have posted their entire report. Click here to read their entire report. (The file is approximately 21 MB, so it might take minute to load. Adobe Acrobat is required.)
(a) DERAILED! The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track, May 2003, by Judith A. Browne, Senior Attorney, Advancement Project, 1730 M Street NW, Suite 401, Washington, D.C. 20036
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