Category: Youthful Offender

The youthful offender act was created to deal with offenders who do not belong in the juvenile justice system and should not be treated as harshly as adults in the criminal justice system. Its sort of a halfway point between the two. The youthful offender act provides sentencing alternatives to

The juvenile arrest avoidance program or JAAP, is an alternative to arrest for youth 8-17 years of age who commit certain first-time misdemeanor offenses. Section 985.12, Florida Statutes, gives law enforcement the ability to issue the juvenile a civil citation in lieu of arrest. Juveniles will receive a risk assessment