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Teen Court Volunteers <br />The third target population are the teens that participate in the program. The program <br />helps youth address the problem of juvenile crime in the community. It gives them a <br />unique opportunity to learn and practice new skills, meet and interact with peers from <br />diverse economic, social, and ethnic backgrounds, and to interact with positive adult roles <br />models. <br />Teen Offenders <br />The fourth target population is that of the teen offender. Teen Court will hold youth <br />accountable for their law breaking actions before a pattern of crime - breaking behavior <br />develops or a negative consequence results from their behavior like a car crash, homicide, <br />teen pregnancy, assault, property theft or damage. Consequence guidelines help connect <br />youth to positive adult influences and engage youth by requiring them to serve on a teen <br />jury. The consequences will also help the young person restore the harm they caused to <br />the community as well as promoting developmental assets in the young person. <br />Parents <br />Teen court serves as a dual tool for parents. It provides positive support from peers to the <br />offender and the consequences are given out by the offender's peers. It also helps connect <br />parents with community resources and and the support they need. <br />Victims <br />The consequences will focus on the perspective of those harmed. This is central in making <br />decisions on how to repair the harm that has been caused by the offender. Creative <br />guidelines will be established to address petty offenses where their is not one specific <br />individual victim, rather the community at large has been harmed. <br />Page 175 <br />