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posted on March 16, 2022
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In Florida, USA the Civil Citation Program of not arresting youth and sending them to Teen Court has been on the books since 1990, however it was not widely used for about 10 years, and then continued expanding. However, it was in 2017, that State Attorney Melissa Nelson from Fourth Circuit Court had 22 stakeholders sign a Civil Citation MOU and agreeing a larger percentage referrals go to Teen Court diversion program with not arrest, and if completed, there is no arrest. Included in this Global Youth Justice Blog Post is the Actual Formal 10 Page MOU signed by all 22 in the 4 Circuit Court in Florida. Make it easy for you !!! Scott Peterson, CEO, Global Youth Justice, Inc.

Award from United States Department of Justice to Melissa Nelson.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/us-department-justice-recognizes-state-attorney-melissa-nelson-her-contributions

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Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson serves as the CEO for Global Youth Justice, Inc. and is an international social entrepreneur championing scaleable volunteer-driven models to strengthen Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice and Youth Justice systems. For more than a decade, Scott Peterson worked in the Executive Branch of the United States Government at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a Senior Adviser to the United Nations and UNICEF on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. For the past 25-years, Scott Peterson is most well known as the lead champion of youth/teen/student/peer court and peer jury diversion programs on a local, state, federal, and global level.

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