‘It’s not going to go away unless we do something:’ Local leaders eye juvenile crime solutions
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said If local leaders don’t find a solution to violent juvenile crime, “we’ll be living out this vicious nightmare over and over again.” The county launched its Youth & Family Resource Center in April. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
In Memphis, leaders seem to agree that youth are able to get guns too easily and that they are seeing a trend of younger juvenile offenders and more violent offenses. But there are varying opinions on how to deal with those trends.
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Julia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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