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TITLE: JUVENILE
OFFENDERS 8-00-18 (Three Part Version)
ANCHOR
LEAD
VIOLENT CRIME…IT'S
ALWAYS SHOCKING, BUT WHEN THE CRIMINAL IS A CHILD, IT'S EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE.
OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, JUVENILES WERE INVOLVED IN ONE-QUARTER OF SERIOUS
VIOLENT CRIMES. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOW SPENDING THEIR DAYS BEHIND
BARS. CAN WE IDENTIFY VIOLENT KIDS BEFORE THEY COMMIT THE HORRIBLE CRIMES
THAT ALTER THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR VICTIMS' FAMILIES FOREVER?
________ REPORTS.
#1 Length
:51
ACT :Nancy
Long, Grandmother of Murder Victim Length :07
"…That is one of the hardest things for us right now is to accept right
now, that a child could do this to another child."
WRAP ONE
Length:15
THAT'S NANCY LONG, THE GRANDMOTHER OF TIFFANY LONG, A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL
WHO WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, CHOKED, AND BEATEN TO DEATH. THE CONVICTED
KILLERS WERE TWO BOYS AND A GIRL, AGE 13, 16 AND 17 AT THE TIME OF THE
CRIME. TERRI ROYSTER OF THE FBI SEES A DISTURBING TREND.
ACT :Terri
Royster, FBI Behavioral Science Specialist Length :04
"Females, that's the biggest trend we're seeing. That's growing tremendously."
WRAP TWO
Length:09
IN THE TIFFANY LONG CASE, ONLY THE 17 YEAR OLD, DORITHIA BYNUM, WAS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY. EVEN TIFFANY'S GRANDMOTHER HAS MIXED
FEELINGS.
ACT :Nancy
Long, Grandmother of Murder Victim Length :12
"I feel sometimes if you've committed an adult crime, maybe you should
pay the price of an adult, but then, I'm not sure, I'm really not."
WRAP THREE
Length :03
WHEN WE RETURN…YOUNG PEOPLE IN PRISON.
#2 Length
:49
NATS
Prisoner walking
WRAP FOUR
Length:11
WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR A CONVICTED MURDERER? 16 YEAR OLD RICHARD SORRELL
("sore-EL") KNOWS. HE MURDERED ONE FRIEND AND A MONTH LATER KILLED ANOTHER
IN HIS HOMETOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA
ACT :Richard
Sorrell, Jr., Double Murderer Length :08
"I remember most of the first one, and bits and pieces of the last one."
NATS Length
:01
Heavy door closes.
WRAP FIVE
Length:13
WHILE MANY EXPERTS BLAME POOR PARENTING OR VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES... RICHARD
SAYS HIS PROBLEM WAS DRINKING... DRUGS... DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND
HANGING OUT WITH THE WRONG KIDS. BUT ONE THING MIGHT HAVE DETERRED HIM.
ACT : Richard
Sorrell, Jr., Double MurdererLength :06
"I could have been put in jail for tiny little things. If that had've
happened-- I'd have done 20 days in jail, that would have changed my
mind."
WRAP SIX
Length:08
WHILE IT'S TOO LATE FOR RICHARD…VIOLENCE BY YOUNG PEOPLE CAN BE STOPPED
IF PARENTS RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNALS. MORE IN A MOMENT.
#3 Length
:40
WRAP SEVEN Length:05
THE FBI's TERRY ROYSTER NOTES THAT MALES AND FEMALES TEND TO COMMIT
VIOLENCE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
ACT :Terri
Royster, FBI Behavioral Science SpecialistLength :13
"Males predominantly do the premeditated, in terms of rape, murder,
robbery. Females still tend to do the more emotional by killing acquaintances
and family, and friends that they've had a problem with."
NATS
Cartridge into gun
WRAP EIGHT
Length :22
BEHAVIORS THAT COULD SIGNAL A PROBLEM INCLUDE: SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; DISCIPLINE
PROBLEMS; UNCONTROLLED ANGER; VIOLENT WRITINGS AND DRAWINGS; CHRONIC
HITTING, AND BULLYING; AFFILIATION WITH GANGS; INAPPROPRIATE ACCESS
TO FIREARMS; AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR, EXPERTS
URGE PARENTS TO TAKE ACTION
WRAP NINE
Length :
Local Talent Wrap.
LOCAL ANCHOR
LOCKOUT
LAST YEAR, THE SENATE
PASSED THE VIOLENT AND REPEAT JUVENILE OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND REHABILITATION
ACT OF 1999. THE ACT WAS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL LAWS TO HOLD
JUVENILES ACCOUNTABLE FOR CRIMES THEY COMMIT. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR INCREASED
SAFETY AT SCHOOLS, AND SEEKS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF VIOLENT CONTENT
CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO.
TITLE:
JUVENILE
OFFENDERS 8-00-18A (Single Part Version)
ANCHOR LEAD
VIOLENT CRIME…IT'S
ALWAYS SHOCKING, BUT WHEN THE CRIMINAL IS A CHILD, IT'S EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE.
OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, JUVENILES WERE INVOLVED IN ONE-QUARTER OF SERIOUS
VIOLENT CRIMES. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOW SPENDING THEIR DAYS BEHIND
BARS. CAN WE IDENTIFY VIOLENT KIDS BEFORE THEY COMMIT THE HORRIBLE CRIMES
THAT ALTER THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR VICTIMS' FAMILIES FOREVER?
________ REPORTS.
ACT :Nancy
Long, Grandmother of Murder Victim Length :07
"That is one of the hardest things for us right now is to accept right
now, that a child could do this to another child."
WRAP ONE Length:17
THAT'S NANCY LONG, THE GRANDMOTHER OF TIFFANY LONG, A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL
WHO WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, CHOKED, AND BEATEN TO DEATH. THE CONVICTED
KILLERS WERE TWO BOYS AND A GIRL, AGE 13, 16 AND 17 AT THE TIME OF THE
CRIME. TERRI ROYSTER OF THE FBI SAYS GIRLS AND BOYS COMMIT VIOLENCE
FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
ACT :Terri
Royster, FBI Behavioral Science Specialist Length :13
"Males predominantly do the premeditated, in terms of rape, murder,
robbery. Females still tend to do the more emotional by killing acquaintances
and family, and friends that they've had a problem with."
WRAP TWO Length:05
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS? EVEN TIFFANY LONG'S GRANDMOTHER
IS UNCERTAIN.
ACT :Nancy
Long, Grandmother of Murder Victim Length :12
"I feel sometimes if you've committed an adult crime, maybe you should
pay the price of an adult, but then, I'm not sure, I'm really not."
NATS :
Prisoner walking
WRAP THREE Length:15
MAYBE IF KIDS KNEW THE REALITIES OF PRISON LIFE, THEY WOULD THINK TWICE
BEFORE ACTING. 16-YEAR-OLD CONVICTED MURDER RICHARD SORRELL ("sore-EL")
THINKS SO. HE BLAMES HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND THE WRONG
KIDS…BUT SAYS ONE THING MIGHT HAVE DETERRED HIM.
ACT : Richard
Sorrell, Jr., Double Murderer Length :08
"I could have been put in jail for tiny little things. If that had've
happened-- I'd have done 20 days in jail, that would have changed my
mind."
NATS :02
Cartridge into gun
WRAP FOUR Length
:21
BEHAVIORS THAT COULD SIGNAL A PROBLEM INCLUDE: SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; DISCIPLINE
PROBLEMS; UNCONTROLLED ANGER; VIOLENT WRITINGS AND DRAWINGS; CHRONIC
HITTING, AND BULLYING; AFFILIATION WITH GANGS; INAPPROPRIATE ACCESS
TO FIREARMS; AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR, EXPERTS
URGE PARENTS TO TAKE ACTION.
WRAP FIVE
Length :
Local Talent Wrap.
LOCAL ANCHOR
LOCKOUT
THE SENATE PASSED
THE VIOLENT AND REPEAT JUVENILE OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND REHABILITATION
ACT OF 1999, DESIGNED TO HOLD JUVENILES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES.
IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR INCREASED SCHOOL SAFETY AND SEEKS TO LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF VIOLENT CONTENT KIDS ARE EXPOSED TO.
Contacts:
Terri Royster
Special Agent
Behavioral Sciences FBI Academy
Quantico, VA
Contact: Kurt Crawford
703-632-1000
Ms. Royster studies
behavioral patterns of criminals, including serial killers and youthful
offenders.
Richard Sorrell,
Jr.
Foothill Correctional Facility
Morganton, NC
Contact: Herv Meyers
Asst. Superintendent
828-438-5585
Richard Sorrell
is the youngest double murderer ever convicted in Orange County, North
Carolina. While 16, he killed two friends a month apart. Because he
was so young, he was ineligible for the death penalty. He will be 47
when released from prison.
Nancy Long
Burlington, NC
336-229-4678
Ms. Long is the
grandmother of 10 year old murder victim Tiffany Long. Ms. Long was
raising Tiffany at the time. The three accused killers are 13, 16 and
17.
Localization
Tips:
- Include information
about any local cases involving children and serious crimes.
- Interview local
police or prosecutors about the increase in young children committing
serious crimes.
- Interview a local
teenage criminal or relatives of a victim.
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