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| Town to launch youth court |
| By Mercury News |
| Published: 02/03/2009 |
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CALIFORNIA - Fed up with a juvenile justice system they say doesn't do enough to keep kids out of jail, East Palo Alto leaders are turning to those same kids to provide an alternative. The vehicle is a youth court, staffed almost entirely by teens trained as legal advocates and jurors. The court met last week for a final test run before it starts receiving actual cases of young people who vandalize, steal and smoke pot, among other similar crimes. Police officers here now have a new choice: They can send teenagers suspected of low-level offenses to juvenile hall or offer them a chance to avoid the weighty consequences of a criminal record. As many as 50 youth annually could eventually move through the court, in a city where 113 juveniles were arrested last year, including three 10-year-olds and more than a dozen children 12 and under. A founding member of the youth court is 16-year-old Shareka Porter, who has watched best friends and a family member fall into the criminal trap at tender ages. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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