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Poll results released Thursday by Virginia Commonwealth University found public support for juvenile justice reform, legalized recreational marijuana use and the death penalty.

Conducted by the Center for Public Policy at the university’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, the results also show the public supports studying the effectiveness of the state’s sex offender registry, reinstating parole for nonviolent offenders and juveniles convicted as adults.

Of the sample of 931 adult Virginians interviewed between Jan. 4 and 12, 84 percent supported juvenile justice reforms that would reduce the use of large, adult-styled correctional facilities in favor of smaller, community-based centers.

Andrew Block, director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice, said he found the poll results heartening. “Smaller, treatment-oriented facilities and community-based alternatives to state custody are good for public safety, good for taxpayers, and good for our children, families and communities,” he said.