Officials Say Detention Alternatives Successful
posted 9:43 am Tue May 22, 2007 - WASHINGTON
Anita Josey-Herring, presiding judge of the D.C. Family Court, says the effort focuses on teenagers who do not pose a public-safety threat. In such cases, authorities keep them out of detention and instead use electronic monitoring or drop-in centers, where teenagers must report regularly.
Of the one thousand juveniles who were part of the program in its first year, more than 90 percent were not arrested again and returned to court for their hearings.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner
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