Prosecutors says the environment in the home is the biggest contributing factor to teen violence. It's a habit Jefferson County attorney's hope to break through counseling and intervention.
"Those behaviors are learned, they're exposed to violence in the home and no body should be surprised when they act out in the same way when that's all they've known," said [juvenile division chief Chris] Brown.White, a prosecutor dedicated to handling those cases will bring consistency to the office. She will help keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable."Kids aren't born perpetrators, they are either perpetrated on themselves or they witness other families members being perped up so I think now is the time to teach them the right way," said [prosecutor Erin] White.
Jefferson Co. creates specialized juvenile domestic violence unit (Louisville, KY)
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