Oct. 23—Rogers County Youth Services has launched a program to deter juvenile offenders from committing more serious offenses in the future. Herb McSpadden, the nonprofit's director, said the program ...

A $16 million effort by King County to send most juvenile criminal cases to community-based diversion programs, rather than the court system, is struggling to meet its goals, a county report shows.

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 ...

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,” ...

Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor and Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Lead Juvenile Judge Lasheyl Stroud pose for a photo. The prosecutor's office and the court are teaming up for a new ...

The state Capitol building in downtown Harrisburg on October 14, 2025. State lawmakers have moved a proposal to standardize and expand programs that divert children to alternatives to the criminal ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — On the heels of the announcement of what King County's Executive is calling "100 Days of Action" against youth gun violence, a member of the county council said he believes a ...

[Editor’s note: The following is an unedited press release from the candidate's campaign. We have blogged this item in order to give MassLive users the ability to comment.] Buoniconti to Announce ...

State lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday on a set of bills intended to reduce burdens on students and families involved in Pennsylvania’s juvenile court system. The three-part package would require ...

“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 ...