Episode 6: 'Please Lock Up My Kid'

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Mar 23, 201800:38:41Society & Culture

Status offenses are acts only considered crimes if committed by young people – things like running away, not going to school, or missing curfew. They are designed to keep at risk youth safe, but in practice, they can als...

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