By Brian Heller de Leon
Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice
The High Desert Daily Press featured a three-part story last week exploring how San Bernardino County prosecutes, supervises, and rehabilitates their juvenile offenders. Daily Press reporter Beatriz E. Valenzuela looked at patterns of juvenile crime and arrest reductions, the unbridled powers of local district attorneys to “direct file” juveniles into adult court, and the impact of adult realignment and Governor Brown’s juvenile realignment plan on local corrections systems.