Funding Youth Violence Programs: Should the Strings Be Cut? Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Committee on the Judiciary
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 435 783 UD 033 189 TITLE Funding Youth Violence Programs: Should the Strings Be Cut? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on Proposed Legislation Authorizing Funds for Programs of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (March 12, 1996). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. REPORT NO Senate-Hrg-104-259 ISBN ISBN-0-16-054200-6 PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 208p.; Serial No. J-104-69. AVAILABLE FROM U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents; Crime; *Delinquency; *Federal Aid; Federal Government; *Federal Programs; Government Role; Hearings; *Juvenile Justice; Legislators; Outreach Programs; *Violence IDENTIFIERS Congress 104th; *Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act 1974 ABSTRACT This hearing discussed proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Opening statements by senators Fred Thompson, Joseph R. Biden, Herbert Kohl, Orrin G. Hatch, Charles E. Grassley, and Alan K. Simpson introduced the issue. Presentations involved two panels. The first consisted of Steve A. Carson, Chief of Police, LaFollette, TN; Byron Oedekoven, Sheriff, Campbell County, WY; Ray Luick, Administrative Officer, Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, Madison, WI; and William R. Woodward, Director, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety, Denver, CO. The second included S. Camille Anthony, Executive Director, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Salt Lake City, UT; Jerry Regier, Director, Oklahoma Department of Juvenile Justice, Oklahoma City, OK; Patricia West, Director, Virginia Department of Youth and Family Services, Richmond, VA; Marion Kelly, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; and Robert G. Schwartz, Chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee, American Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA. An appendix presents questions to witnesses on both panels from the Committee on the Judiciary and responses from the panelists. Additional submissions include letters to Senator Thompson from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice and from the Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety; a biography of Jerry Paul Regier; and prepared statements from Gary B. Melton for the American Psychological Association; Lavonda Taylor for the Coalition for Juvenile Justice; and Barry Krisbert, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency. (SM) 'JOR PRINT QUALI cgs63fo 42 Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. S. HRG. 104-259 FUNDING YOUTH VIOLENCE PROGRAMS: oorn SHOULD THE STRINGS BE CUT? rn HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT MARCH 12, 1996 Serial No. J-104-69 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDED CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. o Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE S 38-100 WASHINGTON : 1997 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-054200-6 X14 BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah, Chairman STROM THURMOND, South Carolina JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. , Delaware ALAN K. SIMPSON, Wyoming EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa PATRICK LEAHY, Vermont ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania HOWELL HEFLIN, Alabama HANK BROWN, Colorado PAUL SIMON, Illinois FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin JON KYL, Arizona DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California MIKE DEWINE, Ohio RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin SPENCER ABRAHAM, Michigan MARK R. DISLER, Chief Counsel MANUS COONEY, Staff Director and Senior Counsel CYNTHIA C. HOGAN, Minority Chief Counsel KAREN A. Rom, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee, Chairman ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware ALAN K. SIMPSON, Wyoming HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin FRED ANSELL, Chief Counsel CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Thompson, Hon. Fred, U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee 1 Biden, Hon. Joseph R., Jr., U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware 2 Kohl, Hon. Herbert, U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin 4 Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., U.S. Senator from the State of Utah 34 Grassley, Hon. Charles E., U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa 46 Simpson, Alan K., U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming 61 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Panel consisting of Steve A. Carson, chief of police, LaFollette, TN; Byron Oedekoven, sheriff, Campbell County, WY; Ray Luick, administrative offi- cer, Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, Madison, WI; and William R. Woodward, director, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado De- partment of Public Safety, Denver, CO 5 Panel consisting of S. Camille Anthony, executive director, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Salt Lake City, UT; Jerry Regier, direc- tor, Oklahoma Department of Juvenile Justice, Oklahoma City, OK; Patri- cia West, director, Virginia Department of Youth and Family Services, Richmond, VA, accompanied by Marion Kelly, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; and Robert G. Schwartz, chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee, American Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA 63 ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED Anthony, S. Camille: Testimony 63 Prepared statement 66 Carson, Steve A.: Testimony 5 Prepared statement 6 Grassley, Hon. Charles E.: Submitted an article from the Cedar Rapids, IA Gazette entitled Kids Out of Control 48 Luick, Ray: Testimony 25 Prepared statement 27 Oedekoven, Byron: Testimony 10 Prepared statement 13 Exhibit A: Campbell County Detention Center pod layout 16 Exhibit B: Letter from Michael J. McMillen, Community Research Associates to Lt. Robert Melvin, Campbell County Sheriffs Depart- ment, dated Nov. 1, 1991 17 Exhibit C: Letter from Jeffrey M. Pfau, City of Gillette Police Depart- ment to Byron F. Oedekoven, dated Mar. 7, 1996 20 Exhibit D: Letter from Terrill R. Tharp and William S. Edwards, County Court of Campbell County to Byron Oedekoven dated Mar 5, 1996 21 Exhibit E: Letter from Terrence L. O'Brien, Sixth Judicial District, Wyoming to Byron Oedekoven, dated Mar. 7 1996 22 Exhibit F: Letter from Robert Bankes, Ward County Sheriffs Depart- ment to Byron Oedekoven, dated Mar. 6, 1996 22 BEST COPY AVA _ABLE IV Page Oedekoven, ByronContinued Prepared statementContinued Exhibit G: Letter from Nancy Q. Roberts, Campbell County Juvenile Probation to Byron Oedekoven, dated Mar. 7, 1996 24 Regier, Jerry Paul: Testimony 69 Prepared statement 73 Schwartz, Robert G. Testimony 107 Prepared statement 108 West, Patricia: Testimony 90 Prepared statement 93 Woodward, William R.: Testimony 29 Prepared statement 31 APPENDIX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Questions to all witnesses on Panels II and III from the Committee on the Judiciary 128 Responses to questions of Senator Hatch from: Steve A. Carson 125 Byron Oedekoven 129 Ray Luick 136 William Woodward 141 S. Camille Anthony 146 Jerry Paul Regier 153 Patricia West 156 Robert G. Schwartz 189 Responses to questions of Senator Simpson from: Steve A. Carson 127 Byron Oedekoven 133 Ray Luick 138 William W000dward 143 S. Camille Anthony 147 Jerry Paul Regier 151 Patricia West 160 Robert G. Schwartz 192 Responses to questions of the Committee on the Judiciary from: Steve A. Carson 129 Byron Oedekoven 134 Responses to questions of Senator Kohl from: Ray Luick 139 William Woodward 144 S. Camille Anthony 148 Jerry Paul Regier 149 Patricia West 161 Robert G. Schwartz 193 ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Letter to Senator Thompson from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin- quency Prevention, Department of Justice dated Mar. 11, 1996 122 Letter to Senator Thompson from Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety, dated Mar. 27, 1996 140 Biography of Jerry Paul Regier 155 Prepared statements of: Gary B. Melton on behalf of the American Psychological Association 196 Lavonda Taylor on behalf of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice 198 Barry Krisberg, Ph.D., president, National Council on Crime and Delin- quency 201 5 FUNDING YOUTH VIOLENCE PROGRAMS: SHOULD THE STRINGS BE CUT? TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1996 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:02 a.m., inroom SD-226, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Fred Thompson (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Also present: Senators Hatch, Simpson, Grass ley (ex officio), Biden, and Kohl. STATEMENT OF HON. FRED THOMPSON, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE Senator THOMPSON. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The Subcommittee on Youth Violence today holds another in a series of