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#  Former Juvenile Officer Shares Experiences Working with WY Youth and Marijuana - Eye on the Issues - Episode 017

 

On this episode of Eye on the Issues, former Laramie County Juvenile Detention officer Dana Kennison shares experiences from his time working with troubled Wyoming youth. Dana shares the patterns he observed with first-time and repeat offenders. What were the outcomes? Did the kids have a good example at home? How did marijuana play a role, and would Cheyenne's recent efforts to decriminalize marijuana cause more harm than good? All this and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









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