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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY We have all become used to reading about crime and violence in the newpaper and seeing it reported on TV news. Such headings as "Pregnant 15 year old shot to death on St. Louis school bus", or "Toddler found murdered in rural Ohio" are commom place to us. But what we may not realize is that growing numbers of of these violent crimes are being committed by teenagers, even by children. The trend is …

…our efforts. If there is money to build a prision, why not build a nursery or pre-school to get to the root of the problem. The earlier a patient is diagnosed with a chronic illness, the better the chances of helping or even curing the person. So why not deal with kids now using preventative measures such as education, training in values and respect for the life and property of others as well as self.