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 ...

SEATTLE — King County is pumping the brakes on a diversion program meant to keep young people away from the criminal justice system. Referrals to Restorative Community Pathways (RCP) are on pause for ...

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.

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 ...

A relatively new approach to curbing juvenile crime in Mesa County seems to be making a difference, but proponents acknowledge it's just a starting point. It’s called the Lighthouse Program. Dan ...

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,” ...

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 ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday that would increase threefold the amount of money counties receive for each minor who successfully completes a juvenile diversion program.