 | Youth CourtSergeant Dave Baca
(951) 461-6308
dbaca@murrieta.org
The Southwest Valley Youth Court presents an alternative approach to juvenile justice in which juvenile respondents are sentenced by a jury of their peers for infractions and non-violent misdemeanor crimes. Youth Courts simultaneously offer education and hands-on experience of the legal system to the youth who volunteer. Adolescent crime presents an immense challenge to the juvenile justice system. Youth Courts are one avenue of employing concepts such as positive peer influence, accountability, competency development, and youth involvement to offer communities a prevention and early intervention program.
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