Hispanic kids involved with crime on rise. Kansas

“When parents migrate from Mexico, the last thing they might expect is for their children to get involved in gangs or other crime, but often it happens.

In 2005, the Wichita County Juvenile Probation Department saw an increase in Hispanic criminal activity over 2004.

Though misdemeanor charges decreased from 45 in 2004 to 39 in 2005, the number of felony charges against Hispanics increased from 25 to 41. “

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