NCJ Number
100988
Date Published
Unknown
Length
65 pages
Annotation
This manual describes the Dakota County (Minnesota) juvenile restitution program, presents the restitution process manual, and provides program forms.
Abstract
The program, which was begun in 1979, requires that first-time juvenile property offenders do something for the community or their victims to make up for their offenses. This includes one or more of the following: an apology to the victim, monetary restitution to or unpaid work for the victim, unpaid work for the community, a charitable donation, and a self-improvement activity. The juvenile works under a restitution contract, which the victim has been involved in determining. The restitution probation officer monitors each juvenile's progress toward completing the contract and reports success or failure to the court. Restitution matrices are used for offense levels to ensure that similar offenses carry similar restitution contracts. The process manual describes the roles, responsibilities, and procedures performed by probation officers, supervisors, and other involved court staff. The manual presents a case flow chart and explains the procedure for case consideration, the restitution recommendation in predisposition investigation reports, the implementation of the restitution recommendation, and restitution with and without case supervision.