According to data released Monday by the Columbus Division of Police, seven juveniles are suspects in homicides this year.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A frequent complaint heard in Columbus is that kids are committing crimes time and time again and aren’t being held accountable for them.“They should be held accountable for the crimes they commit. Our staff really takes a hard and careful look at what that should look like,” Pierson said.
He said he believes in a stair-stepped or graduated approach to suggested sentencing. First offenses for minor crimes shouldn’t be as severe as a subsequent offense. Ruchelle Pride, director of Justice Policy and Programs, oversees the agency that tries to figure out why kids commit crimes and how to prevent them from becoming repeat offenders.
“You could take a juvenile and simply removing them from an environment could solve a lot of their potential reoffending behaviors,” said Pierson.
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