Youth Aid Panels
Restorative justice
Reducing contact with formal court processing
Intervening early with young people
- Description
- Restorative justice program where juvenile offenders are referred by local police to youth aid panel
- How long has the program been operating?
- More than 10 years
- If applicable, what approach, method, or goal best describes the diversion program?
- Restorative justiceReducing contact with formal court processingIntervening early with young people
- At what stage of the process does the diversion program occur?
- At arrest
- What population is your program intended to serve?
- People arrested for the first timePeople under 18 years old
- How are participants identified for the diversion program?
- Referral from law enforcementReferral from school or other community partner
- Are there any factors specific to your jurisdiction that influence how you structure this diversion program?
- None
- Does your office have informal or written policies about this diversion program's criteria/eligibility?
- Yes
- What are the programmatic options and/or requirements for the diversion?
- Attend programming that is not a behavioral health interventionFollow individualized case management planPay restitutionWrite an apology letter to victim/communityComplete community serviceComplete a restorative process
- How does the diversion program impact your office's resources?
- Programmatic costs are covered by prosecutor’s office
- Jurisdiction details
- 2 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401, USA
- 500,000 to 999,999
- Jurisdiction contact
- Deputy District Attorney Kelly Lloyd