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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a different Bethesda cajacking -- an armed carjacking of a 72 year old woman on Tuesday -- there has been an arrest of 3 suspects:

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=44490

The 18 year old lives in Bethesda (near the Safeway on Arlington Road)... hardly an "under-resourced" community.

No details on the 15 and 16 year olds arrested, but both of those had been invovled in different armed carjackings a few weeks ago.

And as a reminder, MD passed Juvenile Justice Reform last year, which lessened penalties and punishments for juvenile offenders:
https://www.aecf.org/blog/maryland-enacts-sweeping-youth-justice-reforms
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Thank you for posting this, pp. Fascinating reading. I have a couple of questions maybe you or another informed poster could answer.

1. Does the Juvenile Justice Reform passed in MD require any benchmarks to assess how the passage has affected youth crime and recidivism?

2. Do you know how carjacking is classified in crime reports? I do not see it in recent FBI nor local reports. Is it lumped under assault or auto theft or both?

3. Did DC pass Juvenile Justice Reform in advance of MD? How similar are the two pieces of legislation? What about VA?

Thank you! [/quote]

I don't know about DC vs MD justice reform.

For the carjacking mentioned above, the 18 year old (juvenile records aren't public) was charged with:

Charge Description:	ROBBERY Charge Class:Felony 
Charge Description:	ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE Charge Class:Misdemeanor
Charge Description:	CARJACKING Charge Class:Felony
Charge Description:	CON-CARJACKING Charge Class:Misdemeanor

So at least in Maryland, there is a specific charge for carjacking it appears.

The text of Juvennile Justice Reform in MD is here:
https://legiscan.com/MD/text/SB691/2022

It looks like it adds some reporting, but it's a bit wishy-washy: "requiring the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to
request and analyze certain data, develop a model policy for diversion of juveniles
from the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and submit certain reports"

I don't see any specific report on their site about youth crime:
https://goccp.maryland.gov/
There's some on at-risk youth diversion, but it's short and lacking in data.

There is some recognition that Juvenile Justice Reform needs reform. Many articles on it, like this:
https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/11/10/lawmakers-assess-whether-juvenile-services-are-effective-but-law-enforcement-could-help-too/

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