Students won't be prosecuted after drug raid

From the Article by Darrell Cole in the Amherst Daily News:

Most, if not all students arrested at Amherst Regional High School following a drug raid earlier this month will escape criminal prosecution.

Deputy Chief Ian Naylor of the Amherst Police Department said that while interviews still have to be completed with two of the 30 youth arrested, the 28 young people and all five adults detained qualify for either restorative justice or adult diversion.

"Our goal has always been finding a positive outcome and what we've been saying from the beginning is that we would look at all situations to see if they met the criteria for referral to the programs," Naylor said. "We have to be fair and we have to be consistent and that's what we have done."

Apr 22, 2010 Juvenile, Region: North America and Caribbean, Case:Drug Crimes, Country:USA

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