Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice Transformation Program Recognized by Taxpayers Association

May 20, 2019 | 6:18 PM

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association awarded its Regional Golden Watchdog Award to the County of San Diego for a program credited with reducing the youth arrest rate in San Diego to the lowest level in nearly a decade.

Public Safety

Probation officers assist two children off a bus

Juvenile Justice Approach Transforming After Decline in Youth Arrests

Apr. 9, 2019 | 4:45 PM

With the region’s lowest youth arrest rate in a decade, and the lowest number of youth in Probation custody in the last six years, the region’s juvenile justice system is undergoing a reconfiguration in its approach and management of youth in the juvenile justice system, County officials told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.