Schools rank first in civil citation study
Suwannee Democrat Jasper Mayo News Free Press
Editorial: Hillsborough should expand civil citation program for youths
Juveniles should not be shut out of college or the job market because of a childish mistake, which is why Florida's juvenile civil citation program is so vital in giving small-time offenders a second chance and in avoiding the prison pipeline...
Civil Citations Save Kids, Cash
By Rick Flagg September 15, 2016 A new report says Florida can save millions of dollars, help thousands of kids and improve public safety by using civil citations instead arresting juveniles for minor crimes. Dewey [...]
Monroe County ranks first in 2016 Florida juvenile civil citation study
September 15, 2016 Stepping Up: Florida’s Top Civil Citation Efforts recognizes 11 counties, including Monroe County, as the state’s top-performers for the second year. TALLAHASSEE, FL— Florida’s second annual comprehensive study of alternatives to juvenile [...]
Study says civil citations under utilized
By Mike Vasilinda September 14, 2016 Hillsborough and Duval Counties are being singled out as two of the worst in Florida when it comes to issuing civil citations to juveniles committing petty crimes. As Mike [...]
The two counties singled out as the worst in FL in issuing civil citations to juveniles
By Mike Vasilinda September 14, 2016 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAPITOL NEWS DESK) - Police in Florida arrested nearly 12,000 juveniles for minor offenses last year, even though all were eligible for a civil citation. A [...]
For more juvenile offenders, it’s a citation rather than arrest
By Kristen M. Clark, Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau September 14, 2016 TALLAHASSEE Miami-Dade County led the state last year in sending child offenders to diversion programs rather than arresting them for misdemeanor crimes, according to a [...]
Children’s advocates urge local prosecutors to choose an alternative to arresting juveniles
By Tessa Duvall and Tia Mitchell September 14, 2016 TALLAHASSEE | A new study highlights that Duval is one of three Florida counties accounting for almost a quarter of the state’s youth misdemeanor arrests, opting [...]
Youthful offenders likely to get arrested in Hillsborough, cited in Pinellas
By Kristen Clark, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau September 14, 2016 TALLAHASSEE — Hillsborough County lags far behind Pinellas in the use of juvenile civil citations — an alternative that experts praise as a more effective and beneficial [...]
Miami-Dade juvenile offenders getting a break
By MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD September 14, 2016 Finally, a comprehensive study that reveals Miami-Dade is doing something right. The county is leading the rest of the state in sending teen offenders to diversion programs rather [...]