Florida PhoenixJuly 28, 2021
9min1642
Programs for diverting youths from prison already include at least some felony offenses.
Tag: diversion programs
Florida PhoenixJuly 28, 2021
Renzo DowneyFebruary 10, 2021
4min2804
The Senate version is already past two of three committees.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 8, 2019
7min776
“You can’t get what you want done I one term."
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 6, 2019
4min430
“We need to keep more nonviolent kids out of the criminal justice system."
Scott PowersDecember 10, 2018
3min469
Juvenile arrests fell sharply in Florida for the second consecutive fiscal year, led by counties such as Orange, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough that are aggressively pushing civil citations, diversion programs, and other initiatives to deal with juvenile crime other than arrests. Overall, Florida saw an 8 percent drop in juvenile arrests, and a 10 percent drop […]
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2017
6min819
Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced Tuesday she has reformed a key juvenile justice policy in Orange County so that juveniles who are subjects of police reports inquiring about criminal charges, yet who are neither arrested nor ultimately charged, will not have criminal court records. Such cases involve situations where law enforcement officers decide they […]