Juveniles in Minnesota’s Twin Cities are “committing more and more serious and brazen crimes,” according to the Star Tribune.
“We’re not talking about stealing candy bars from stores,” Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt told the Star Tribune in an article published Sunday. “This is an indication that we have a problem.”
The outlet reported that the most common crimes committed by juveniles in Hennepin County, Minnesota, are “car theft, firearm possession, assault and robbery,” adding that “[j]juveniles charged with murder have more than doubled since 2021 compared to the previous three years.”
Witt also emphasized that facilities focusing on juvenile rehabilitation after crime are important.
“Kids who are living in chaos, who are living in survival mode, to what extent are they going to receive any kind of rehabilitation?” Witt said. “We need this facility. Bring them resources. It doesn’t have to be punitive.”
The Star Tribune reports the most common crimes committed by juveniles in Hennepin County are “car theft, gun possession, assault and robbery.” motortion – stock.adobe.com
“Sometimes young people make stupid decisions,” Minn. State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion told the Star Tribune. “Setback can also be an opportunity to come back. How do we identify solutions that bring them back to law-abiding behavior?”
When asked why law enforcement officials are “presenting fewer cases for prosecution than before the pandemic,” Witt said that the answer is unclear.
“We have to ask why,” Witt said. “Talking to anyone in law enforcement, we don’t see that trend.”
Minn. State Senator. Bobby Joe Champion said “sometimes young people make stupid decisions.” Star Tribune via Getty Images
Other officials raised the alarm about rising crime in the state.
“We got this perspective from all over the state. The needs are the same, but the scale is different,” Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde, who also chairs the Hennepin County Board’s Law, Safety and Justice Committee, reportedly said. “This is about ongoing care.”
Lunde’s co-chair on the Hennepin County Board’s Law, Safety and Justice Committee, Al Godfrey, drew attention to the justice system.
“The correctional system was never designed to be a mental health care facility for those kids, but they end up there,” Godfrey said. “We don’t want to throw a lot of dollars at something that might not solve the needs of the kids in the system.”
Comm. Jeff Lunde of Hennepin County’s 1st District told Fox News Digital that mental health is an important part of the increase in juvenile crime.
“Youth are held accountable for the crimes they cause, and we’re trying to make sure that where accountability includes mental health treatment, it’s in a way that actually works,” Lunde said. “If we are effective in treating the mental health component, we may prevent someone from continuing to commit crimes later in life.”
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