Senate Bill 2040

    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2040

    By Senator Brown-Waite





    10-1678-99

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution recognizing the week of March

  3         14-20, 1999, as Juvenile Justice Week.

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  5         WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Department of Juvenile

  6  Justice envision a safer Florida where people experience the

  7  benefits of life resulting from a reduced risk of harm caused

  8  by juvenile delinquency, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Department of Juvenile

10  Justice are committed to a balanced approach to addressing

11  juvenile crime, and

12         WHEREAS, preventing younger juveniles from entering

13  into or progressing further into the juvenile justice system

14  requires that special effort be directed towards prevention

15  and intervention programs and also requires the support of the

16  Legislature, law enforcement agencies, other state agencies,

17  businesses, and local communities and organizations, and

18         WHEREAS, within the 10-year period between 1988 and

19  1998, the state's 10-year-old to 17-year-old population

20  increased by 21 percent while the volume of children entering

21  the juvenile justice system increased by 52 percent, and

22         WHEREAS, the population growth for the 10-year-old to

23  17-year-old age group is projected to be 13 percent over the

24  next 10 years, and

25         WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Department of Juvenile

26  Justice are committed to reducing the juvenile crime rate,

27  NOW, THEREFORE,

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29  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2040
    10-1678-99




  1         That the Florida Senate recognizes the week of March

  2  14-20, 1999, as Juvenile Justice Week and urges the support

  3  and participation of all citizens in making a conscious effort

  4  to prevent juvenile crime.

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