[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2260-H2261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             JUVENILE CRIME

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, as we consider this week the issue of 
juvenile

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crime and the ramifications that it has on our schools, I would like to 
express my concern about this important issue. By the year 2010, there 
will be a 31-percent increase in the number of juveniles in our 
country. Unfortunately, the problem of juvenile crime is predicted to 
increase drastically as well unless we act now.
  Kids today commit crimes because they know they can get away with it. 
A juvenile that commits a cold blooded murder can be back on the street 
in most cases in less than 1 year.
  We must realize that juveniles can be just as dangerous as adults and 
begin to treat them accordingly. The system must be reformed.
  Kids in America today need the support of teachers and families and 
churches so that they can know the difference between right and wrong, 
and they need to know that a crime of any sort will not be tolerated 
regardless of age. Our children and our children's children deserve to 
have the same environment to learn that all of us had growing up.

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