Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom, as co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), jointly promotes the message and the need for every prosecutor in America to take a leadership role in dealing with juvenile crime by emphasizing:
- enforcement, prosecution and detention of serious, violent and repeat juvenile offenders, to protect the public safety and ensure accountability; and
- the importance of proven prevention and intervention initiatives to prevent these crimes before they occur.
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