Texas juvenile justice system not centered on punishment [Star-Telegram.com]

When I speak to business leaders in other states, one of the Texas accomplishments I like to brag about is the “smart on crime” approach that our state leaders have implemented in recent years.

We’re saving money while keeping the public safer.

Our success has extended to juvenile justice, but this legislative session there’s more work to do.

Texas businesses want to make sure that teens are held accountable when they make mistakes, that they get the education they need to help us keep building the economy, and that they don’t head toward a life of crime.

And we want to reach those goals in a way that uses taxpayer dollars as efficiently as possible.

[For more of this story, written by Chris Wallace, go to http://www.star-telegram.com/o...article17145605.html]