Not good enough for Gray, who deleted the juvenile crime prevention funding and then signed the remainder of the bill. In addition, given the lack of information regarding the components of the juvenile justice programs, the benefits of these programs as currently configured are unclear. Or maybe he did, and the irony escaped him. Following program completion, boot camp participants have often been rearrested at a higher rate than participants in comparison treatment programs. The Military Department has no experience treating juvenile offenders.
Alternatives already exist.
It is not clear why this new program is necessary, the LAO analysis states. The proposal contains no evidence that existing alternatives to deal with zero-tolerance offenders, such as alternative schools, are failing. But we shouldn t be surprised. These are human lives we re talking about and to cut any funds that would help is not right, said Cory Watson, director of People Who Care Youth Center in South-Central Los Angeles. The center provides after-school programs to about 1,100 children.