NCJ Number
121424
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
Annotation
The Juvenile Restitution Pilot Project that operated in Hartford, Conn. from January 1987 through June 1988 emphasized the use of community service and doing well in school as restitution rather than trying to find paid work as the basis for restitution.
Abstract
The original goal was to have offenders perform paid work, but it was difficult to find jobs for youths aged 14 and 15. In addition, interviews with the youths and their probation officers revealed that these juvenile offenders most needed to be involved in positive activity with strong positive role models and caring supervision. The project served 45 youths with the coordinator usually supervising 12 to 15 youths at a time for periods of 3 to 6 months, the usual length of probation. Many youths continued to take part after completing their required participation. In addition to requiring the completion of homework before taking part in recreational activities, the coordinator also scheduled educational programs and helped the youths find summer jobs. The juvenile court had a favorable response to the program. Descriptions of three cases and reprint of newspaper article are included.