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Phase IV. C. <br />Program Description <br /> <br /> (Include for each program listed in DJJDP County Funding Plan) <br />Program #: 1 [] Prevention Program [] Intermediate/Community (Dispositional Options) <br />Program Title/Provider: <br /> <br />Teen Court. Sponsoring Agency, Cabarrus County Mediation Center. <br /> <br />Priorities Addressed. <br />L~st the priority (and other) risk factors or dispositional option(s) addressed by this program: <br /> <br />1) Family Management Problems: by addxessng ~ssues which occur between family members such as child/parent conflicts <br />and anger management. It is mandatory condition of teen court for the offfender to attend any counseling that the teen <br />court coordinator deems necessary. For issues between family members, the primary custodian is told that they must be <br />activley involved in counseling for the youngster to satisfy the requirements of Teen Court. 2) Drug and Alcohol Use: <br />There is a mandatory drug assessment and counseling for those offenders admitted for the offenses of possession of <br />marijuana and alcohol The goal is to provide youngsters in the 11-15 year-old age group intervention to prevent early <br />addiction. <br /> <br />Program Description. <br />Prowde a brief description of the program to be implemented ~n the county: <br /> <br />Teen court is designed as an alternative program for first admissions of certain misdemeanor offenses. The offender <br />partimpates in the Teen Court program rather than the Juvenile Court system. Teen Court requires the offender to take <br />responsibilty for his/her actions in order to be admitted ~nto the program. The offender is judged by a jury of his/her peers <br />and is required to serve as a teen court volunteer and complete such things as community servme as part of their sentence. <br /> <br />Estimated Cost of the Program: $ 130,152.00 <br /> <br />Anticipated Sources of Funding: <br /> <br />Agency/Organization Cash In-Kind Total <br />DJJDP Funding , 39,203.00 39,203.00 <br />Local In-Kind 53,554.00 37,395.00 90,949.00 <br />Other State/Federal Funding <br />Total 92,757.00 37,395.00 130,152.00 <br /> <br />5/15/03 <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br /> <br />