Mo. tries new approach on teen offenders
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At age 9, Korey Davis came home from school with gang writing on his arm. At 10, he jacked his first car. At 13, he and some buddies got guns, used them to relieve a man of his Jeep, and later, while trying to outrun a police helicopter, smacked their hot wheels into a fire hydrant.
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No one will ever confuse Jim Murray with a teenager. His tall frame, broad shoulders and clipped gray hair give him away for the grandfather he is. But the 69-year-old retired police chief of this small Missouri town cuts a credible figure as a 13-year-old girl surfing the Web, looking for friends. He knows all the instant-messaging shorthand, the emoticons.
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By Denny Boyles, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 10--A Fresno County Jail inmate pulled the trigger on a paint gun Friday and took the first shot in a new campaign against graffiti in rural areas.
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A special operation to try to halt the rise in teenage murders is announced by the Head of the Metropolitan Police.
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By Tom Breen  An e-mail to state lawmakers that began "Dear Registered Sex Offender" has prompted calls for a probe into whether child pornographers are using crime fighting resources as marketing tools.  Sen.
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An Ogden hospital is setting up a new treatment program to serve a rapidly rising number of young adults abusing prescription drugs.
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City officials are move up a nighttime curfew as they try to overcome a spike in crime that's been marked by a rise in juvenile arrests.
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Children at risk of sex offending need more help in a bid to reverse the rising number of sex crimes committed by youngsters, experts say.
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Attorneys for a 29-year-old sex offender accused of tricking four charter schools into allowing him on campus as a student said they will try to prevent the release of his psychological evaluation.
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CHICAGO -- Interested inmates at Newton Correctional Facility in Iowa receive teaching material that declares: "Criminal behavior is a manifestation of an alienation between the self and God. Acceptance of God and Biblical principles results in cure through the power of the Holy Spirit....
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Plans to offer more drug treatments to sex offenders to help cut reoffending are being unveiled by ministers.
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Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative.
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A scheme to introduce weekend prisons for people who commit minor offences is being considered for Scotland.
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14-year-old's testimony shows apparently growing tactic to use children against enemies.
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CAMAS, Wash. -- Police and school officials in the Camas district are using a computer program to teach students about Internet predators and the online dangers of kidnapping, sex abuse and child pornography.
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SCOTT CITY, Missouri - Police said inmates used pancake batter and toothpaste to cover a hole they made to allow a female inmate to slide into the next cell and join a male inmate. Now steel plates are being added to the Missouri jail's interior walls.
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Arkansas correction officials are dedicating a Bible-based program for female prisoners, but a national group said it's a risky move while a similar system is being challenged in federal court.