A bill co-sponsored by Bethel State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan addressing juvenile crime has been approved by the Judiciary Committee, advancing for further consideration by the General Assembly.  He says proposal would make reasonable adjustments to Connecticut's existing juvenile justice laws without reverting to what he called the failed tough on crime strategies enacted decades ago. This bill would increase funding to expand Regional Police Task Forces devoted to motor vehicle crimes, speed up juvenile arraignments, require GPS monitoring for repeat juvenile offenders and provide flexibility with the 6-hour hold at a community correctional center or lock-up if an arresting officer is in the process of seeking a detention order.  The measure also called for additional funding to the Judicial Branch for juvenile probation flex funding accounts to get youth on probation into after-school, sports, or job training programs.