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Juvenile
Justice Alternative to Jail - Restorative Resources
aka (Restorative Justice) | Mental
Health Court (Juvenile Division) |
Juvenile
Justice Alternative to Jail - Restorative
Resources
aka (Restorative Justice)
This is in effective Community Collaboration
Alternative to incarceration in
Juvenile Hall, which is used to
prevent crime and to act as a conflict
resolution tool.
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Restorative
Resources is a Sonoma
County Non-Profit Organization,
founded on the principles
of Restorative Justice.
A.
These principles recognize
that when a young person
(under 18 years old) commits
a crime:
1. This
is viewed as an act against
people and relationships.
2. This
is an act against the community.
3. This
is an act against the law.
These
are the principles of the
Alternatives to Jail.
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B.
When the youth commits the
crime, the youth creates
an obligation to:
1. The
victim.
2. The
community.
3. The
State.
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C.
The Philosophy of Restorative
Justice:
When
the person (youth) meets
the necessary obligation
of taking responsibility
for his or her own actions,
then they begin to understand
and value the relationships
with other people, their
community and the law. This
enables the community and
the victim to heal from
the harm done by the crime.
As a result, the risk of
future harm and crime is
reduced and the community
is strengthened.
This
program, Restorative Justice,
has been very successful
in New Zealand and wherever
it has been tried so far
in the United States.
One
of the successful components
of Restorative Justice is
that the program strives
to create a network of relatedness
between Law Enforcement,
Schools, the Court System,
Diversion Programs, Probation,
Community Based Organizations,
the religious community
and the public to ensure
that the offender is brought
into the system, and is
able to recognize his or
her responsibility and connectedness
to the community. All these
factors, together, allow
the defendant to be integrated
into the community for greater
success.
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Mental
Health Court (Juvenile Division)
This program will be established in
2008, with a dedicated staff of physiologists,
psychiatrists and dedicated probation
officers. Daily family visits will
be encouraged with the goal of treating
offenders at home, rather than at
the Juvenile Facility; keeping out,
those non-dangerous offenders taking
up valuable bed space. This will save
the tax payers a great deal of money
in the short, and long run.
Tom
Joynt, who works closely as a liaison
between the school districts and the
Juvenile Justice System will help
to coordinate the services that are
offered at the schools and those that
will be provided by the Juvenile Justice
System, to ensure maximum success.
This program also ties into the Truancy
Program, that was established by Judge
Allen D. Hardcastle.
Attorney
Michael A. Fiumara, is very familiar
with these Alternative to Jail Programs.
Mr. Fiumara has remained at the forefront
of the most innovative and cost effective
practices that ensure maximum rehabilitation
and minimal incarceration.
I
highly recommend that you speak to
your attorney about getting into one
of these Jail Alternative Programs,
so that you may take advantage of
rehabilitation versus real hard-core
jail or prison time.
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sooner you call us in any criminal
matter, the better off you’ll be.
Call 707-568-7240 now!
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