Aug
31
Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
The teen who severely beat a preoperative transsexual on Palm Beach was sentenced to four and a half months of probation Thursday.
Palm Beach County Juvenile Court Judge Peter Blanc rejected recommendations from prosecutors and the Department of Juvenile [...]
Aug
27
Study aims to straighten path for arrested teens
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Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Monday, Aug. 27, 2007.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Local teens who are arrested in the next two years could become part of an experiment meant to help Florida leaders decide how best to prevent crime.
The study, which researchers believe is the first of its kind in [...]
Aug
20
Dunbar survey illuminated dangers
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Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
WEST PALM BEACH - In the year before the group rape of a woman in her Dunbar Village apartment, the federal government sent a survey asking residents whether they felt safe in the public housing complex.
More than half [...]
Aug
12
Dunbar rape notoriety spurs federal push to revive rebuilding plan
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Originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007.
By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN and THOMAS R. COLLINS
Palm Beach Post Staff Writers
WEST PALM BEACH - A gang rape that horrified people across the nation could reawaken long-dormant plans to tear down the Dunbar Village housing project.
At the suggestion of federal officials, the West Palm Beach [...]