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The 4 Circuit Solicitor’s Office is looking for volunteers for the reconciliation of juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile arbitration is designed for a lower cost junction with the program for children non-violence, for the first time, the crime, “said Tonia Davis 4 Circuit coordinator of the arbitration.
The programme, which was published in the 4 Circuit in 1999, is aimed at children aged 11 and 16 and has served to reduce the workload of the courts, said Davis.
From the common man as volunteers, referees and the implementation of the hearings instead of juvenile delinquency, family court judges, she said. The referees volunteers, the offender, the police officer and, in some cases, the victims, and come to a solution during the hearings.
“(We try to) respect the victims, and hold those responsible for juvenile delinquency, which they have an obligation offensive,” said Davis. “Normally, we various sanctions, such as letters of apology, the book reviews, Essays (and) they pay as well, if restitution is not required.”
Juvenile offenders have 90 days to present the program, she said. Once the program is completed, their criminal record is deleted.
“When they know they are forcing crimes could lead to what this kind of problems, they have never been in the front line,” said Davis. “You could be observed, what they were doing, and those who were around.”
If an offender is not with the guidelines of the program, he or she is still in the family court, she said.
Data shows arbitration programs in South Carolina have an average success rate of over 92 percent, said Davis. In the years 2006 and 2007, 253 cases where, under the 4 Circuit arbitration. And 205 of these cases have been successfully concluded, which had led to a success rate of 94 per cent for interconnection.
“The programme would not be without any of the volunteers,” she says. “We look for people who are really serious and sincere help these young people and their families, because volunteers are really the heart of the program.”
Volunteers must be at least 21, no criminal record, a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver’s license. You also one to six days, 21 hours, which, from 6 until 9:30 April 7-8, 10, 14-15, 17 in Society Hill Town Hall.
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