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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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