Address

216 LEC Road
Pickens, SC 29671

Website

www.facebook.com/pickenscountyyouthcourt

Description

Youth Court is one of the fastest growing youth diversion programs in the nation. In South Carolina, there are over 35 separate youth courts serving many different communities and schools. In communities,Youth Court is a juvenile diversion option intended to keep young people with no criminal record out of the juvenile justice system,allowing them a second chance to maintain their clean juvenile records. Youth Courts function like a traditional court with all the key roles in place. The difference is that almost all of those roles are played by youth. Youth Courts use positive peer pressure as the primary mode of operation. They can be implemented in a variety of forms, but in all forms, youth serve to hear charges and impose a disposition. Youth Courts provide a fascinating opportunity to positively impact the young people of South Carolina while simultaneously educating youth offenders and non-offenders about the law and the judicial process.

Category

Crime & Legal-Related