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GREENE COUNTY RESTORATIVE PRACTICES - JUVENILE RESTITUTION AND TEEN COURT : GREENE COUNTY TEEN COURT

Contact: 252-747-3425 ,

Location: Snow hill, Greene County, NC

Oversight: This program receives funding and/or oversight by DPS.

Length of service: 4 to 6 months

Teen Court uses volunteers to holds first-time offenders between the ages of 10 and 17 years accountable and personally responsible for their actions by assigning immediate consequences. By participating in Teen Court, the offender is given the chance to change their behavior and make amends for their actions without obtaining a criminal record. The component uses Sentencing or Responsive Circles or Adult-Judge model as appropriate.

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Problem Areas Addressed:

  • School - school behavior
  • Community and peers - anti-social influences
  • Community and peers - community
  • Aggression - bullying/threatening
  • Aggression - violence (physical aggression)
  • Attitudes - victim awareness
  • Attitudes - attitudes toward authority
  • Skills - self-regulation skills
  • Skills - social skills

Minimum Age Served: 10
Maximum Age Served: : 17
Target Gender: : All

After Hours Availability:

None

Enrollment Requirement: :

  • Referral form

Counties Served:

Greene

Program Classification:

Accountability and Delinquency Prevention
> Delinquency Prevention
--> Teen Court

Payment Type:

  • No charge