In recent years, teens and young adults in Kansas City have been involved in high profile gun crimes and a slew of property crimes, leading community members and city leaders to express concerns about how the criminal justice system is working.
“The juvenile justice system, it’s a bit antiquated and not as robust as it needs to be to really make an impact on some of the juvenile issues and juvenile criminality that we’re seeing,” said Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City Police Department at an October Board of Police Commissioners meeting.
Monica Penrose, chief juvenile officer for the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, pushed back on Graves’ comments in an interview with KCUR’s Up To Date…