JUVENILE CRIME IS DOWN IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. D-A KARI BRANDENBURG TELLS US MISDEMEANOR CRIMES HAVE DROPPED 30 PERCENT SINCE 2004 … FELONIES ARE DOWN BY NEARLY 12 PERCENT … AND THE NUMBER OF KIDS BEING LOCKED UP IN JUVENILE HALL DECREASED BY MORE THAN HALF.
SHE SAYS WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND COUNSELING AGENCIES THAT HELP JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS A MAJOR REASON FOR THE PROGRESS. BRANDENBURG TELLS US THEY'RE FINDING MORE LIBERAL APPROACHES LIKE THOSE ARE PAYING OFF.
PROSECUTORS ARE ALSO WORKING WITH SCHOOLS ON TRUANCY PROBLEMS.
