As the D.C. crackdown continues, one advocacy group warns that when it comes to youth crime, simply locking people up does not pay off in the long run.

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Felicity Rose, vice president of criminal justice research and policy with the advocacy group FWD.us , said that the number of arrested youths in D.C. is about 20% lower than it was in 2024, according to statistics from the Metropolitan Police Department . And, that tracks with a national trend.

“Fewer young people were arrested last summer across the country tha

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