Restorative Justice for Youth, Victims and the Community
Our Community Justice Boards are for juveniles who are in trouble with the law for the first time. Our goal is to reach these youngsters before it is too late. Early intervention with juvenile first offenders can prevent them from committing further crimes.
The County Attorney’s Office works in cooperation with Juvenile Court and with the help of many community agencies, businesses and churches.
Our program, coordinated through the office of Jon Smith, Yuma County Attorney, is modeled after the Community Justice Boards in Pima County (Tucson) and we are grateful for the assistance we have received from the staff of Barbara Lawall, Pima County Attorney.
Our goal is Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ):
“As a model of community justice, BARJ seeks to involve and meet the needs of three co-participants in the justice process – victims, offenders and communities.” *
We will help children who break the law to become productive, law abiding members of our community. At the same time, we will give crime victims a voice and community members a chance to make a difference.
This program depends upon community volunteers who meet together, face-to face, in the same room with the juvenile, the victim and the parent(s)/guardian of the juvenile. The child has previously admitted the crime and agreed to enter the program.
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