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Volusia County Pretrial Services Part 3: Teen Court

Blog 2019 September Volusia County Pretrial Services Part 3: Teen Court
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Volusia County Pretrial Services Part 3: Teen Court

Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak || 23-Sep-2019

If a minor commits a crime in Florida, he/she will often be subject to the juvenile court system. Unlike the criminal court system that is designed to punish adults, the purpose of the juvenile court system is to rehabilitate juvenile offenders to help them avoid becoming repeat offenders when they’re adults.

However, if a youth offender is found guilty in juvenile court, he/she either could be placed on probation and subject counseling and/or community service or placed in juvenile prison.

Fortunately, there are several pretrial diversion programs for first-time juvenile offenders (between 8th and 12th grade), which is often referred to as “Teen Court.”

Before being accepted into the program, the juvenile offender must plead guilty. If an offender successfully completes the program, he/she will not have a conviction on his/her criminal record.

Teen Court works by having a trial in front of other former juvenile offenders and get sentenced by their own peers. Participants in the program are represented by a teen attorney or prosecutor.

Basically, Teen Court provides a glimpse of how the juvenile court system works. When children take the message to heart and do well in the program, they often thrive and do not become repeat offenders.

Juvenile offenders can be subject to the following sanctions in the Teen Court program:

  • Community service
  • Counseling sessions
  • Online substance abuse courses
  • Anger management classes
  • Jury duty
  • Letters of apology

Program participants typically have four to eight weeks to complete the program requirements. Failure to complete these sanctions results in the case going to juvenile court.

Teen Court often doesn’t work for gang members or hardened criminals.

On the last blog post of this series, we will discuss the Volusia County Veterans Court.

Other pretrial services in Volusia County include:

  • Drug Court
  • DUI Court

For more information about Teen Court in Volusia County, contact the Law Offices of Robert Stepniak today and request a free consultation.

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