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MIAMI — The head of Florida's child welfare agency announced major changes Monday to an abuse hotline and other sweeping remedies intended to help overburdened child protective investigators..

The House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing yesterday about the challenges facing girls involved in the juvenile justice system.
It was the second recent House subcommittee hearing on the subject; the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security held a similar hearing back in October.

"Girls' Delinquency."

(FindLaw) More often than not, a juvenile offender's propensity for impulsive (even criminal) behavior will dissipate in adulthood. The difference between a youth offender and an adult offender is clear: the child's identity is unformed, meaning that his "criminal" character is far less likely to be chiseled in stone. As the American Psychological Association tells us, juveniles have "greater changeability" and a strong capacity to reform.

The Case Against Juvenile Life Without Parole: Good Policy and Good Law