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Dallas PD will use citations for B misdemeanors

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After initially rejecting the idea, the Dallas Police Department has decided to use new discretion for police officers approved by the 80th Texas Legislature to give citations in lieu of arrest for certain low-level misdemeanors. Reported the Dallas News ("Dallas police program would allow tickets instead of jail for minor offenses," Feb. 22):Police and prosecutors are working on a program that would allow the courts to handle misdemeanor citations under the new law, which took effect Sept. 1. But they don't yet have a timeline for its implementation. "Our patrol officers want this," said Assistant Chief Ron Waldrop, commander of the criminal investigations bureau. "They see it as a valuable tool that will allow them to stay on their beat more...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 22, 2008 (boomark / email).