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Adopting the report issued by Council's Committee on Public Safety on how Youth Courts could reduce juvenile recidivism rates, violence in schools, bullying and the costs of incarceration by engaging previously disconnected youth in a participatory and democratic system.

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This adopted resolution formally accepts a report from City Council’s Committee on Public Safety about how Youth Courts could help reduce repeat juvenile offenses, violence in schools, bullying, and incarceration costs. The report focuses on engaging young people who have been disconnected from existing systems through a participatory and democratic process; it does not itself establish Youth Courts.

File details

Status
ADOPTED
Introduced
October 18, 2012
Sponsors
Curtis Jones, Jr.Bobby HenonJannie L. BlackwellKenyatta JohnsonDennis M. O'BrienMark SquillaMarian B. Tasco
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WHEREAS, Resolution 120263 (adopted April 12, 2012) authorized Council's Committee on Public Safety to conduct hearings on how Youth Courts could reduce juvenile recidivism rates, violence in schools, bullying and the costs of incarceration by engaging previously disconnected youth in a participatory and democratic system; and

WHEREAS, On June 19, 2012, Council's Committee on Public Safety held the hearing authorized by Resolution 120263; and

WHEREAS, A draft report setting forth the findings on the matters discussed at the June 19, 2012 hearing was filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk on October 15, 2012; and

WHEREAS, On October 16, 2012, the Committee on Public Safety met, adopted a final report, and issued the report to the full Council; and

WHEREAS, The Council as a whole now wishes to adopt the report issued by the Committee on Public Safety; now therefore,

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the report issued by Council's Committee on Public Safety on October 16, 2012 (Attached as Exhibit “A”) is hereby adopted

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EXHIBIT “A”

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File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Adopted

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

    Pass