San Francisco’s District Attorney wants petty offenders to take their medicine in volunteer-run community courts. Persons arrested for nonviolent minor crimes may accept justice from neighborhood court mediators. The idea is to unclog an overburdened and cash-strapped criminal court system. Community courts would mediate in petty offenses Plan is similar to pretrial diversion, without teeth Offenders can admit wrongdoing and make amends without getting a record Copy this link to share with friends: http://bit.ly/dU22HQ Crowded Justice System Sparks …
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