While overall crime rates are headed down in the US, crimes by youthful offenders remain a major concern throughout the country. And the most popular response to that concern, in legislative chambers, is get-tough measures like those in the federal juvenile crime bill that zoomed through the House last summer. We welcome your Letters to the Editor. Be sure to include your name and address on the e-mail form if you want the letter to be published. Only a selection can be published in the Monitor and its Web site and none acknowledged.
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