Why A Teen Court?

TEEN COURT is based upon the premise that youthful offenders will more readily accept responsibility for their actions when judged and sentenced by their peers.

TEEN COURT provides a forum for defendants to explain their involvement in the offense they are charged with, a structured environment in which the words and actions of defendants are evaluated and judged by a jury of peers, the opportunity for defendants to accept responsibility for their actions by fulfilling sanctions of community service hours and future jury duty assignments imposed by the TEEN COURT juries.

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