Kathryn Varn, Times Staff Writer When it comes to second chances, one side of Tampa Bay is a better place to be a kid in trouble than the other. That's according to a report released [...]
By Dewey Caruthers, special to the Times Kids in Florida are being arrested for common youth misbehavior at high rates throughout the state, but not in Pinellas County, where law enforcement agencies have embraced an [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The use of civil citations for juvenile offenders in Florida is increasing but are still underutilized by schools and law enforcement agencies across the state. Civil citations serve as an alternative [...]
By Dewey Caruthers, special to the Times Kids in Florida are being arrested for common youth misbehavior at high rates throughout the state. Those that have been arrested may need to contact someone like these [...]
MITCH PERRY Advocates supporting issuing civil citations to youth instead of arrests hailed a report issued Monday showing there were 3,000 fewer arrests for “common youth” misbehavior in 2016. And while approximately one-quarter of those [...]
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE - The number of youth arrested for low-level crimes like shoplifting, vandalism or possessing marijuana dropped significantly in the last year as counties across the state turned [...]
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.
By Dewey Caruthers, Guest Columnist It’s time for the use of juvenile civil citations — an alternative to arrests for common youth misbehavior that’s being used effectively around Florida — to be fully embraced in [...]
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE The number of youth arrested for low-level crimes like shoplifting, vandalism or possessing marijuana dropped significantly in the last year as counties across the state turned to [...]
By Tarik Minor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When it comes to giving juveniles civil citations instead of arresting them for common youth misbehavior, most of the state is still failing to hit the mark, according to a new study. [...]