Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit
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A new policy on juvenile crime was announced by Washtenaw county’s new prosecutor, Eli Savit.
He says they’re taking much more of a rehabilitative approach to juvenile justice in the county versus a punishment approach. The new county prosecutor says scientific data shows a punishment based approach to juvenile justice does not work and doesn’t make us any safer either.
Savit says their goal is to address more juvenile issues outside the criminal legal system and says they will no longer criminally charge what he called “run-of-the-mill youthful mistakes.
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The first requires a special prosecutor from outside the County Prosecutor’s Office to handle all cases involving police officers engaging in violence with civilians.
The second requires the prosecutor’s office to review video recordings and all other relevant evidence before filing charges against someone for “resisting and obstructing” police officers.
County Prosecutor Eli Savit says they are committed to addressing these cases fully.
“I want to make sure that when we review these cases that we’ve got them right. That we’re reviewing all the evidence that could later come out,” Savit says.