Report: Growing movement to divert?youth out of justice system
Published: April 10, 2024
The Sentencing Project recently released a new report, “Protect and
Redirect: America’s Growing Movement to Divert Youth Out of the Justice
System,” which describes reforms implemented in 23 states and eight
localities to expand and improve the use of diversion as an alternative
to arrest or formal prosecution in juvenile court.
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