September 5, 2013
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Sheriff’s Office Recovers 200th At-Risk Juvenile
A new Sheriff’s Police unit dedicated to rescuing runaway or missing children, has recovered more than 200 at-risk juveniles, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Tuesday. Sheriff Dart launched the Cook County Sheriff’s Child Protection Response Unit in October 2012 as a result of his dissatisfaction with the capacity of the local authorities charged with maintaining the safety of wards of the state. In the ensuing 10 months, the unit has recovered 211 juveniles, nearly all of whom are DCFS wards. The 211 children included 91 males and 120 females. seventy five percent of the females were found at risk of being sexually trafficked.