NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- City Council has approved a bit of housekeeping involving the North Olmsted juvenile court diversion and safety town programs. “We actually did kind of a swap, if you will,” ...

State lawmakers have moved a proposal to standardize and expand programs that divert children to alternatives to the criminal justice system after they’re arrested. Supporters say the approach yields ...

The first two kids referred to Rogers County Youth Services' grant-funded juvenile diversion program will soon graduate. Like GRAND Mental Health's Release to Recovery program, Youth Services' ...

Arlington applied for eight state grants from the governor’s office fund law enforcement and criminal justice initiatives.

Garfield County commissioners on Monday awarded a grant of over $66,000 to help fund YouthZone’s juvenile diversion program. Juvenile diversion programs like YouthZone’s hold youths accountable for ...

“What’s next is further evaluation to see how this compares to traditional prosecution to see which was most effective,” said Casey McNerthney, director of communications for the King County ...

A program designed to divert juveniles from the criminal justice system is expanding in Indianapolis, giving more teens facing low-level, non-violent charges an opportunity to avoid jail and instead ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A Senate committee in charge of bills relating to the justice system invited experts to speak at the State House on Wednesday about ways to improve juvenile justice. These experts are ...

After a recent report from the Office of Inspector General from Baltimore City about a juvenile diversion program indicated a lack of data management, the city’s top prosecutor warned legal action may ...

A King County program intended to help juvenile criminal offenders has been put on hold due to a lack of effectiveness. Following results that show over half of juveniles referred to King County’s ...

After a recent report from the Baltimore’s Office of Inspector General about a juvenile diversion program indicated a lack of data management, the city’s top prosecutor warned legal action may be next ...