Before July 1 law requiring pre-arrest diversion programs for juveniles, new study provides roadmap for successful programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2018 Contact: Dewey Caruthers, The Caruthers Institute 813-294-5612 / [email protected] Southern Poverty Law Center [email protected] ACLU of Florida [email protected] / [...]
Annual Study announces top 50 K-12 education foundations in the nation
“Stepping Up: The Nation’s Top K-12 Education Foundations 2017” shows Florida and Texas most well represented, followed by Utah, California, Tennessee, Nebraska.
Solutions-driven study underway on Pinellas teen auto theft epidemic
St. Petersburg-based think tank and national public health research organization will outline potential solutions for reducing teen auto thefts while addressing root causes.
Florida counties fare poorly on juvenile civil citation rates with three-quarters earning an F
Florida’s third annual comprehensive study of alternatives to juvenile arrests for common youth misbehavior—called Stepping Up: Florida’s Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts 2017—shows three-quarters of all counties earned an F grade. Although Florida’s rate of issuing civil citations to juveniles instead of arresting them went up 10 points over last year’s study to 53 percent, the state still earned an F grade.
Requiring Juvenile Civil Citations in Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2017 Contact: Dewey Caruthers Cell: 813-294-5612 / Email: [email protected] Report demonstrates proposed legislation requiring juvenile civil citations for minor offenses would [...]
Study announces top 50 K-12 education foundations in the nation
“Stepping Up: The Nation’s Top K-12 Education Foundations 2016” shows Florida and Texas most well represented, followed by Tennessee, California, Utah, Colorado and New York.
Annual Stepping Up study of K-12 education foundations to be released December 7
“Stepping Up: The Nation’s Top K-12 Education Foundations 2016” ranks the nation’s top 50 foundations. (Nov. 10, 2016) – “Stepping Up: The Nation’s Top K-12 [...]
Study: Arresting youth for common misbehavior harms public safety
Florida’s second annual comprehensive study of alternatives to juvenile arrests for common youth misbehavior – called “Stepping Up: Florida’s Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts 2016”
Study: More civil citations would increase public safety investment battling serious crime
A study released by one of Florida’s top civil citation experts and supported by state and national juvenile justice reform organizations shows that increasing the use of civil citations statewide would have enormous benefits for public safety, taxpayers, and the futures of youth.