Youth Court is a program that involves youth members, ages
10 to 17, in the sentencing of their peers. It is a prosecution
alternative for first time offenders, also ages 10 to 17, who have
admitted guilt to a misdemeanor crime and have expressed the
desire to make better decisions in the future.

Young people serve as the prosecuting attorney, the defense attorney, the bailiff, the court clerk and as jurors. A local volunteer attorney presides as Judge and is the only adult directly involved in the Court proceedings.

Related Sites

Florida Association of Teen Courts www.flteencourt.net
National Association of Youth Courts www.youthcourt.net
American Bar Association, Division for Public Education www.abanet.org/publiced/youth/
Street Law Inc.www.streetlaw.org
Constitutional Rights Foundaton www.crf-usa.org
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org