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"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 ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Monroe County's Juvenile Enhanced Diversion Stabilization (JEDS) program, launched in 2023 to address rising youth crime, is showing successful results, according to county ...

A Baltimore City pilot program that diverts first-time young offenders to support services instead of into the juvenile justice system is slated to expand citywide as early as this summer. Early ...

Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "South Dakota Focus" will write for South Dakota News ...