Treats
each youth as an individual;
Identifies
risk factors that contribute to the offense or behavior;
Develops
a case plan targeting those risk factors;
Provides
intensive supervision of the juvenile for 120 days;
May
require the juvenile to participate in other competency programs which may
include basic life skills, cognitive skills development,
anger management;
Provides
strict rules;
Makes
referrals to outside services, (drug treatment, etc.)
Periodically
visits the juveniles home, school, other family members & service
providers to discuss his/her progress and verify information;
Requires
each juvenile to participate in community restoration projects.
The Balanced Approach Restorative Justice Model:
There is an obligation on the part of the juvenile to restore both the
victim and the community.
Each juvenile will be required to sign a behavior contract, work a
minimum of 25 hours of community service, make payment of restitution and
when appropriate, participate in victim/offender mediation.
Each component of the Juvenile Community Restoration program must,
in some way, promote the three components of the Balanced Approach
Restorative Justice Model:
Community
Protection:
The public has the right to be safe and secure.
Victim
Restoration:
The victim, to the
degree possible, is to be restored to pre-crime state, giving the victim a
chance to become involved in the justice system and protecting the victim
from further harm and intimidation.
Competency
Building:
Juvenile Offenders who come within the jurisdiction of the court should
leave the system more capable of being productive and responsible to the
community.
Referrals
are accepted from:
Washington County Family Court
Washington County Probation
Washington Co. Dept. of Social Services
This project is supported by Grant #JB03520856, awarded by the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice. The Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the
following program offices and bureaus: bureau
of Justice Assistance, bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of
Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the
Office for victims of Crime. Points
of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the author
and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the
U.S. Department of Justice.
William Townsend, Program Coordinator
Washington County Alternative Sentencing Agency
383 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 746-2316
Other Youth Bureau/Alternative Sentencing Agency Programs
Alcohol/Substance Abuse
Shelley Turnbaugh
Program Coordinator
746-2326
Pre-trial Release
Chris Boucher
Program Coordinator
746-2347
Day Reporting Center
Scott Stoughton
Program Coordinator
746-2319
Community Service
Kevin Ely
Program Coordinator
746-2333
Youth
Bureau
Dolores (Dee) Cogan
Program Coordinator
746-2329
Building Bridges Mentoring
Tammy Jursza
Program Coordinator
746-2317
Michael Gray, Director
Susan Mowrey, Assistant Director
