States push to lower juvenile trial age across states
Legislators push to lower or remove age limits for trying youths as adults amid rising concerns after Arkansas school killings. The effort spans states from Indiana to Vermont with proposals to set thresholds at 12 or 14 and even remove age restrictions for certain violent crimes. Arrests of under 18 for murder fell 31 percent from 1993 to 1996.
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Child and Family Policy Center
Vanderbilt University
National Center For Juvenile Justice
Pittsburgh
European papers link Arkansas shootings to gun culture
London papers criticized U S gun policies and Hollywood influence while drawing parallels to Britain's Dunblane tragedy. Der Standard urged fewer guns, while The Express mocked Southern culture and NRA debates. French outlets and Italian press carried front page notes and editorials on American school violence.
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Rome
Il Tempo
Government backs rapid HIV test to speed results
The CDC urged use of a new rapid HIV test that gives results in minutes replacing the weekly result wait. AIDS advocates say the quick test enables prompt counseling and treatment, while critics warn about possible false positives from the new method. The FDA has approved one rapid test from Murex of Norcross for clinic use.
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CDC
Father defends son amid Arkansas school shooting
In Jonesboro the father of Mitchell Johnson, 13, says his son is not a monster and was remorseful as prosecutors describe five killed and ten injured in a schoolyard ambush. Mitchell and Drew Golden, 11, face murder and battery counts after a false fire alarm drew classmates outside.
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