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Article: GOV. PERRY AWARDS $4.5 MILLION TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 30, 2007
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Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, issued the following press release:
Gov. Rick Perry today awarded approximately $4.5 million in grants to 79 programs aimed at preventing juvenile delinquency and improving the juvenile justice system. These grants are awarded through the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Fund (JJDP), and are distributed by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division (CJD).
"Prevention is the best assurance that at-risk youth have the foundation and direction to build upon to grow into successful and productive citizens," said Perry. "These grants help tie together positive reinforcement with personal responsibility for those children who have lost their way, ...