Teen Court
Teen courts are problem-solving courts authorized by law in many states in America. The terms teen court, youth court, and peer court are used interchangeably. Their purpose is to provide an alternative disposition for juveniles who have committed a delinquent act, have committed a minor offense, or have been charged with a misdemeanor, and are otherwise eligible for diversion. Depending on their training, community support, and agreements with traditional court systems, most teen or youth courts are recognized as valid, legal venues for the process of hearing cases, sentencing and sentence fulfillment.
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2011, El Rancho High School became the only San Gabriel Valley high school to host a Teen Court.Teen Court begins its second year on October 3, 2012 hearing juvenile non-v ... In the court’s first year of operation over 17 juvenile cases have been heard, 144 students have served as jurors and over 800 students observing the court sessions ... Court is held at the City of Pico Rivera City Hall Council Chambers at 6615 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera on the first Wednesday of the month beginning on October ...
... National Association of Youth Courts - comprehensive website on youth courts (established in 2007), Baltimore, Maryland ... United Youth Courts of Alaska website Arizona Teen Court Association website Florida Association of Teen Courts website New York State Youth Courts Association website Youth Courts in Law-Related Education - from the ... Youth Courts International website Global Youth Justice www.GlobalYouthJustice.org ...
... El Rancho Teen court program is a juvenile diversion and prevention program in Pico Rivera, California ... The Teen Court program works in conjunction with the El Rancho Unified School District ... The Presiding Judges are Olivia Rosales and James Horan from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County ...
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