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American Bar Association urges creation and support for peer-driven Youth/Teen Court Diversion Programs to Divert Youth from Court Proceedings and Adjudications.

transforming juvenile probation
posted on March 21, 2022
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Resolution Adopted and ABA House of Delegates Unanimously and ABA 12 Page Summary included in Blog.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Unanimous and Excellent 17 Page Brief written by the American Bar Association

RESOLUTION


RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges federal, state, territorial, tribal
and local governments to create and provide appropriate support for Youth or Teen
Courts that, through a nondiscriminatory peer-driven restorative justice process
involving family members, diverts youth from the formal consequences of juvenile court
petitions, juvenile probation, adjudications, or juvenile justice sanctions by:


a) Providing civic education for all participants that builds respect for the rule of law
and the legal process, including mentorship and community service
opportunities;
b) Permitting program referrals from prosecutors, probation departments and police,
as well as from the courts, and not limiting program eligibility to first-time
offenders;
c) Encouraging judges, lawyers, law students, civic organizations and businesses to
recruit youth volunteers and to provide training, other assistance and support to
create, sustain and promote programs; and
d) Supporting national, state, and local research and evaluation on all aspects of
these programs.

BY ABA Commission on Youth at Risk

  1. Excellent 17 Page Brief by ABA Brief Summarizes the Recommendation.
    This calls for sustained support of Youth or Teen Courts (these programs are known by different
    names in various states) that can divert youth from the formal consequences of juvenile court
    involvements through participation in a volunteer program of youth civic engagement and peer
    restorative justice, and it outlines key provisions of and best practices for such programs.
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Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson serves as the CEO for Global Youth Justice, Inc. and is an international social entrepreneur championing scaleable volunteer-driven models to strengthen Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice and Youth Justice systems. For more than a decade, Scott Peterson worked in the Executive Branch of the United States Government at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a Senior Adviser to the United Nations and UNICEF on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. For the past 25-years, Scott Peterson is most well known as the lead champion of youth/teen/student/peer court and peer jury diversion programs on a local, state, federal, and global level.

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