Feel it teen court has
Participants say Teen Court produces positive results
work has included projects on juvenile drug courts and the methods used to statement, “My friends think teen court is a joke.” There were also more youth in.
Rate of program graduates re-offending was only 6 percent
Who is Eligible for Teen Court? Why Have Teen Court is a "peer court" for first time misdemeanor and traffic They learn how their peers feel about crime and.
Description:But Teen Court has key differences. All participants must first admit their guilt before entering the program. And the jury deciding their sentences is composed of fellow teenagers, many of whom have made their way through the Teen Court system in the past or are working their way through it. As he sits in the witness stand, staring sternly out at the small gathering inside the courtroom, the teenager faces a series of rapid-fire questions from not only the prosecution but from his defense attorney and even the judge as well. The boy takes it in stride, admitting openly to the charges he is facing of possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. At school, he played football, basketball and baseball.
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