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South Dakota Focus: Juvenile Justice and Trauma

Season 29 Episode 7 | 30m 01s

Experts are seeing a rise in antisocial and violent behavior among South Dakota's young people, especially since the onset of the pandemic. The effects of child trauma coupled with recent changes in state juvenile justice policy have left some families to fall through the cracks. For others, juvenile diversion programs offer a second chance to stay out of the juvenile justice system altogether.

Aired: 03/27/24
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