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(315)349-3575Dawn Metott or Brian Chetney
Real Cases, Real
Punishments And An
Opportunity To Learn From The
Experience!
Youth Court Members
Students from area Junior & Senior high schools who volunteer their time to hear cases and decide “just” punishment!
Law Enforcement Agencies:
Law Enforcement Agencies: Local School Districts:Local School Districts:
Oswego Police DepartmentFulton Police DepartmentOswego County Sheriff’sNew York State PolicePhoenix Police DepartmentCentral Square PolicePulaski Police DepartmentOswego County Probation
Pulaski Central Square BOCES Mexico APW Hannibal Phoenix Fulton Sandy Creek Oswego
Referral Sources:
Law Enforcement ReferralsLaw Enforcement Referrals School ReferralsSchool Referrals
Statistics
A little about Youth Court….
Youth Court is a family court diversion program aimed at reducing the amount of juvenile delinquency in the city/county of Oswego.
A trial by peers process for first time offenders between the ages of seven and less than sixteen(will consider up to 18 yrs old if attending school). 2nd time offenders will be considered on a case by case basis.
Offender must admit guilt.Violation and misdemeanor offenses accepted.
Felony cases will be considered on case by case basis.
Oswego City/County Youth Court
Offenses dealt with commonly include:
Aggravated Harassment 240.30 Criminal Mischief 4th 145.00 Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th 165.40 Endangering the Welfare of a Child 260.10 Falsely Reporting an Incident 3rd 240.50 Harassment 2nd 240.26 Petit Larceny 155.25 Trespass 140.05 Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle 165.05 Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 221.05
****This list is not inclusive, other offenses will be accepted****
How to refer to Youth Court
Complete Youth Court appearance ticket (give white copy to parent, yellow copy gets sent to court and bottom kept for officer)
Supporting documentation/police report (also include any victim and/or offender statements). The more information the better.
Send ticket and information to the Youth Court
What happens to cases that are referred t o Youth Court?
Meeting is set with parent and offender
Court HearingCompletion of SentenceNotice of Case Completion to
Parent and Arresting Officer
CASES NOT COMPLETE WILL BE RETURNED TO ARRESTING OFFICER FOR FURTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY
•COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS(UP TO 70 HRS)•SUSPENDED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS (UP TO 70HRS)•APOLOGY LETTERS•ESSAYS•PROJECTS •VIDEOS•RESTITUTION (UP TO $1000)•FARNHAM (MANDATORY FOR ANY DRUG/ALCOHOL OFFENSE)•2 MANDATORY ONLINE COURSES
Possible Sanctions for Offenders
Hours Given Back Through Offender Community Service Work
For Members:For Members: For Offenders:For Offenders:
A chance to help the community
Influence peers in a positive way
Gain practical experience
Accumulate community service hours for college, honor society, etc.
20 hour training course in Youth Court procedure and the law!
Case shredded @ 16, no criminal record
Judged by peersSentencing relating
to offenseThere are no attorney
feesNo Family
Court/Probation
Benefits of Youth Court….
OUR MEMBERSOUR MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT:VOLUNTEER AT:
HarborfestCamp HollisLetter Writing
CampaignsLetters to SantaHalloween at the
YMCA
Salvation Army Bell Ringers
Senior Home helpers
Oswego Mural Project and many others!
Aside from Volunteering for Youth Court
Volunteer Efforts
In 2011 the Youth Court program
provided over 3100 hours of volunteer
service to the Oswego County
Community.
Those hours were served by the Youth
Court members, offenders, and
program volunteers.
Benefits to Law Enforcement & the Community
Gives Law Enforcement another avenue for first time offenders (and some 2nd time offenders)
Gives youths a chance to change behaviors and become more productive
Is a learning experience for both members and offenders
Youth Court members can share positive experiences which in turn can have positive effect on other youths
Together we can make a Together we can make a DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE
Thank you for your time, we appreciate all you do to help the youths of Oswego!
We Look Forward to Working with you