Ventura County (Oxnard)
OXNARD — Faced with a 16-year-old accused of assault with a deadly weapon, Judge Brian Back let the boy stay in the juvenile system rather than sending him to adult court. But there’s a catch: The minor agreed to having two strikes on his record as he enters adulthood.
The passage of Proposition 57 last year took discretion away from prosecutors when it came to deciding whether minors should be tried as adults.
Now, juvenile delinquency judges like Back make that call d... (continued)
