Understanding Juvenile Carjacking: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen

[Anonymous]

We don't need names but we do need far more outcome data. It's clear why, as with USAO, the AG fights disclosure.

[Anonymous]

DC is an outlier in the entire country wrt juvenile carjackings. Instead of fluttering about with smelling salts in hand the council mayor and USAO should take a look at literally any other city in the United States and do what they are doing around juvenile crime.
Their plan, such as it is, isn’t working. Enough of the bs.

[Anonymous]

This has been raised before - is it time for Bowser to activate the Guard? She is far more "pro police" than the Council, and they have blocked her on this one. Should she activate it he Guard to freeze the situation so the Council and their pro criminal behavior legislation and rhetoric of the past 4 years is under a magnifying glass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we just use one of the islands off the coasts of DE/MD/VA and airdrop all of the delinquents and other criminals. The Japanese movie Battle Royale had it right. Just let the lone survivor leave.

Society would be so much better off.

Completely agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we just use one of the islands off the coasts of DE/MD/VA and airdrop all of the delinquents and other criminals. The Japanese movie Battle Royale had it right. Just let the lone survivor leave.

Society would be so much better off.

Completely agree.

This, and BC for any mother who has more than 2 kids that she can't take care of.

[Anonymous]

Why can't school truancy be automated instead of having CPS have to get a warrant to access those records? Five unexcused absenses and whatever work flow process DCPS uses, the central admin emails the teacher and sends a form letter to the parents. Same thing at ten absenses. Then at 15, that letter gets CC'd via email and mail to CPS. At that point CPS can call the parents/Guardian and just start the communication process. Does the kid need transportation? Are there underlying issues?

But automate the whole process. Seriously a first year office manager could script out an entire work flow and then have automated letters in place in a day. This is soooo easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A "wrap around service" is supposed to include a case manager that approaches the youth which just allegedly committed the crime and sitting down with them and their guardian and communicating with them. Looking at their school attendance report. Offering alternative counseling, training, experiential programs, mentorship, anger management, problem solving.

These are ALL programs that DC pays for, however, there is NO mechanism to input a potential young offender into the wrap around services and then track them and ensure that they are being given the motivation and skill to avoid repeat offending.

Better tracking is needed but that requires hiring more personnel and giving them better salary rates because the Metropolitan area is incredibly expensive.

[Anonymous]

An intact family with a father living at home is the ultimate wrap around service. No city can provide a workable ir effective substitute.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.facebook.com/hillcenter/videos/306322875304635

Stunning piece of public forum.

The grand takeaway is that Politicians are Politicians but "so what"? Where are the services and Case Managers that our appointed reps are always talking about.

If a "young person" is "no papered" we can be made to understand that non emotionally. However, why are there now no services available for that person UNTIL an actual crime is charged and the youth goes to jail. Why is the current system set up by our City Council ONLY address the problem once it hits the news or the person is convicted and released.

My take away, stop complaining about the Attorney General. Stop complaining about the US Attorney. Stop complaining about the crime lab.

The DC youth crime problem rests SOLELY on our ELECTED CITY COUNCIL and their inability to actually create wrap around city services and HIRE case managers at a FRACTION of the cost of post crime hand wringing and "what about'isms"

[Anonymous]

Yes I am sure that in Chicago, Detroit, and New York the reason there are no juvenile carjackings is because they have fixed the disintegration of the nuclear family. Or because they have perfect wrap around services. That’s why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we just use one of the islands off the coasts of DE/MD/VA and airdrop all of the delinquents and other criminals. The Japanese movie Battle Royale had it right. Just let the lone survivor leave.

Society would be so much better off.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't school truancy be automated instead of having CPS have to get a warrant to access those records? Five unexcused absenses and whatever work flow process DCPS uses, the central admin emails the teacher and sends a form letter to the parents. Same thing at ten absenses. Then at 15, that letter gets CC'd via email and mail to CPS. At that point CPS can call the parents/Guardian and just start the communication process. Does the kid need transportation? Are there underlying issues?

But automate the whole process. Seriously a first year office manager could script out an entire work flow and then have automated letters in place in a day. This is soooo easy.

Because legally you need a court order to access those school records. There are protective laws meant to protect juvenile data, but instead they keep services intended to help minors from communicating with each other. It's not automated because it would violate the law.

Huh, I wonder if there is some kind of governing body in DC that could change these rules so that CPS and DCPS could communicate with each other without having to get a judge to sign a court order?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I am sure that in Chicago, Detroit, and New York the reason there are no juvenile carjackings is because they have fixed the disintegration of the nuclear family. Or because they have perfect wrap around services. That’s why.

This. Poverty, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, single-parent families or kids being raised by grandparents -- all of these are common issues in every city in the country. But it doesn't mean that kids live in a state of lawlessness.

DC government is truly dysfunctional at almost every level, can't even accomplish simple administrative tasks well, and gets mired in performative politics every time we try to address crime. Like the very fact that we as a city cannot agree to PROSECUTE violent crime is an embarrassment. If I lived in another city I'd laugh at that (and then decide to spend my vacation dollars elsewhere because who wants to visit a city where people can car jack or rob someone and nothing happens?).

[Anonymous]

I have the solution 100% prosecution and no strikes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is a wrap around service? I hear about them quite a bit.

Ideally, police, prosecutors, and prison guards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.facebook.com/hillcenter/videos/306322875304635
The DC youth crime problem rests SOLELY on our ELECTED CITY COUNCIL and their inability to actually create wrap around city services and HIRE case managers at a FRACTION of the cost of post crime hand wringing and "what about'isms"

Man, the mayor really has bamboozled everyone into thinking she has no responsibility. Who is going to hire, design, implement these services. Sure, the Council can do dumb things, but the mayor consistently budget vetos projects, doesn't spend allocated money, reprograms money with the council failing to engage in this. She's won this political battle but making you all blame the council for her inability to manage the city. It's quite stunning.