http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-11-19-voa3.cfm
Michael O'Sullivan
California police officials are asking that more money be spent on mental health care for young offenders. They say counseling and treatment can dramatically reduce juvenile crime rates.
The officials say at least 80 percent of young offenders have identifiable mental health disorders, and that proper treatment can reduce juvenile arrests by as much as one third.
Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca says every police patrolman knows there is a link between mental illness and crime."
