This document provides a plan for reducing juvenile crime in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. In preparing this plan, the study
team considered numerous issues, including:
1. Who commits juvenile crimes?
2. What types of crimes do they commit?
3. What resources currently exist to combat juvenile crime?
4. Why do juvenile crimes occur?
5. What areas stand out as needs according to local juvenile
crime practitioners?
The above information was used to develop a Juvenile Crime
Reduction Plan. That plan considers the following:
1. What types of crime offer the most promise for reduction?
2. What unique strengths and weaknesses exist in the the current
juvenile crime environment in Sweetwater County that can be
leveraged or addresses for improvement?
3. What are the cause-and-effect implications of potential
plan priorities?
