The Crist-Peterman Show

[Scott Keeler | Times]
ST. PETERSBURG -- State Rep. Frank Peterman and Gov. Charlie Crist used a press conference Friday announcing Peterman’s appointment as the state's new juvenile justice secretary to promote two of Crist’s budget recommendations for the agency.

Crist wants to allocate $2.6 million for programs for the increasing number of female juvenile offenders and $2-million to provide a registered nurse at each of the state’s juvenile detention facilities.

“The new secretary understands how important it is to not only help young men but young women to,” Crist said before a crowd of 200 at the Carter G. Woodson Museum.

Peterman, who was joined at the event by his wife, children and church congregation members, said he also plans to spend the early days in his post focused on revamping the state’s school system’s zero tolerance policy, providing public defenders to juvenile offenders and looking for more diversion programs for first time offenders.

“We’ve got to divert youth away from the deep end of the system,” Peterman said. “We need to get to them early.”

-- Nicole Hutcheson, Times Staff Writer

Comments

And just when we thought Chuckie was in Tallahassee...

Well, finally, the People's Governor is back in Florida taking care of the People's business instead of the running for Vice-President business.

[frank]

i guess it's favor time now that things have settled down. good boy charlie!

[denise]

I have had the honor to work with Rep. Frank Peterman with Juvenile Services. Great choice! Congratulations!

[terminator]

another D pick for the "Jeb Bush Republican"!

Charlie is quickly alienating the GOP base conservatives.

I think he's earned himself a primay opponent for 2010.

Don't let Cristi near any juveniles!

IS this "Crist, I know him but I don't really know him", the job reference, appointment king?

Rubio for Governor of South Florida!

Rubio for dog catcher.

[In the spirit of Bill Bankhead]

Last night Representative Peterman said, "I've been wanting to expand the horizon for youth in this state and push prevention initiatives and also make sure we keep the public trust. The long-term goal is to make sure we keep our kids out of the judicial system and rehabilitate them." ~ In the spirit of cooperation, I've got an outline you (Secretary Peterman) can follow.

1)Tell cops to quit bringing all the petty nonsense-misdemeanors to the gates of the juvenile justice system.

2)Stop criminalizing misbehavior. Especially in schools.

3)Force parents to assume responsibility for raising their kids. Quit trying to push your kids off on the tax-payers of the state.

4) Force counties to pay for ALL of early prevention efforts and be the first step in delinquency prevention. The state should be the last resort for prevention, not the first.

5) Start prevention in pre-kindergarten. If kids get decision making skills early, you won't need to spend more money on the back-end.

6) Encourage non-profits/churches/outreach groups to serve the kids in their communities. The state cannot be all things to all people. All of these non-profit providers should quit begging at the teat of the state for money, go out and raise funds from the community and reinvest that money back into the community. Quit hiring slimy lobbyists and spend that money in your communities.

7) Privatization is generally a good idea. However, when a company is making a profit on the backs of delinquent youth (by skimping on services and cutting corners), perhaps we should reexamine our outsourcing policies.

and this one is just advice,

8) Look to your researchers when trying to make policy decisions. (I wish you (and I) had done this more while serving in the Legislature)

[In the spirit of Bill Bankhead]

Last night Representative Peterman said, "I've been wanting to expand the horizon for youth in this state and push prevention initiatives and also make sure we keep the public trust. The long-term goal is to make sure we keep our kids out of the judicial system and rehabilitate them." ~ In the spirit of cooperation, I've got an outline you (Secretary Peterman) can follow.

1)Tell cops to quit bringing all the petty nonsense-misdemeanors to the gates of the juvenile justice system.

2)Stop criminalizing misbehavior. Especially in schools.

3)Force parents to assume responsibility for raising their kids. Quit trying to push your kids off on the tax-payers of the state.

4) Force counties to pay for ALL of early prevention efforts and be the first step in delinquency prevention. The state should be the last resort for prevention, not the first.

5) Start prevention in pre-kindergarten. If kids get decision making skills early, you won't need to spend more money on the back-end.

6) Encourage non-profits/churches/outreach groups to serve the kids in their communities. The state cannot be all things to all people. All of these non-profit providers should quit begging at the teat of the state for money, go out and raise funds from the community and reinvest that money back into the community. Quit hiring slimy lobbyists and spend that money in your communities.

7) Privatization is generally a good idea. However, when a company is making a profit on the backs of delinquent youth (by skimping on services and cutting corners), perhaps we should reexamine our outsourcing policies.

and this one is just advice,

8) Look to your researchers when trying to make policy decisions. (I wish you (and I) had done this more while serving in the Legislature)

why is CC building the D party? until some recent appointments the only state government Dem with any statwide name recognition was Sink - CC is singlehandedly doing what Maddox could not by building a farm team for Dems to pull from in the future

this is the last straw for me, a final single act by a RINO, I will never again vote for another RINO, sorry McCain, but I was giving you a second look until this happened - no more RINOs

Is that artin Lee Anderson's brother in the background? he looks angry

[Johnny Cash]

Why is everyone dressed in black?

3:41 PM - Why do you rail against a whole party of people? Are there no "good" Democrats out there?

5:18 would a Dem actually put a Republican in the type of offices that CC has put them in? The answer would be a resounding NO!

Of course this is all hype!!!! DJJ is just another agency where the employees are the LEAST PAID IN THE NATION. But really, who cares that those who do the real work at DJJ are paid poverty wages themselves. Certainly NOT CRIST!!!!!!

is that deveron in the background eyeing another married woman?

Where's the Hammer Greer in all this?, Speak nice , but get in the way of CC and look out!

[Boca Grande]

Terminator, you know nothing dumbass. CC gives the thankless jobs to Democrats. He gets credit for being "bipartisan" and insulates himself from criticism when things go wrong. The appointment also opens up a House seat that may be filled by a friendly.

CC has huge approval ratings in the GOP. The highest on record. He will get no rational primary opponent. Deal with reality Termie. Your dream world doesn't exist except in your pea head.

Peterman is a Dem, like Charlie is a Repub.