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Eye Data on Va Problems Highlight State Legislation Conference
Richmond AP Virginia’s biennial conference on state legislation enters its second day with seven speakers. Judge Kermit V. Rooke warns the judicial system is tangled and wasteful and urges a mandatory district or regional juvenile court under Supreme Court supervision. He also stresses confusion among various local courts and calls for regionalization. Attorney General candidate Andrew Miller proposes moving the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control to the AG’s office to improve staffing. Crime study official William Paxton urges funding for local police training and a broad narcotics education program, with Decentralized penitentiary facilities under consideration.
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Richmond
Virginia Council On State Legislation
Virginia
General Assembly
Kermit V. Rooke
Commonwealth
Virginia Supreme Court
Rooke
Gene
Andrew P. Miller
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Attorney General’s Office
State Police Department
William N. Paxton
The
Crime Study Commission