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Crisis Center, Inc. - Northwest Indiana
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    • Success and Numbers
    • Wine Fest

101 N. Montgomery St., Gary, IN. 46403


  • Home
  • Our Programs & Services
  • About the Crisis Center
  • Support the Crisis Center
  • Contact Us
  • A-House / Promises
  • Safe Place / Safely Home
  • Teen Court
  • Crisis Contact Hotline
  • Success and Numbers
  • Wine Fest

Teen Court

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Where is Teen Court?

What is Teen Court?

Click to watch this video about Teen Court on YouTube.


DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

Scroll to the bottom of this page for a menu of downloads (all PDF format)


 


What is Teen Court?

Where is Teen Court?

What is Teen Court?


Teen Court is a youth development project that invests youth in citizenship. Youth volunteers act as jurors, bailiffs, clerks, defense and prosecuting attorneys, and determine the sentence for juvenile offenders referred by police, school SRO's, retail stores, and school officials.


Sentences require community service, restitution, apologies or other learning opportunities. Over 30 years of outcomes proves kids who go through Teen Court don't get into trouble again. 


Teen Court emphasizes positive youth development.


Program Eligibility: Males, Females, Ages 10-17 (18 if birthday is during process) who plead guilty to a misdemeanor or school offense.

Where is Teen Court?

Where is Teen Court?

Where is Teen Court?

Police Departments and Schools can refer to the Lake County Teen Court held at the Highland Police Department. 


Referrals should inquire first with Sandra Porter-Philips at (219) 938-7070 x 3025 

  

Program Coordinator: Sandra Porter-Phillips, M.S

Teen Court held at  the  Highland Police Department and Portage, contact 

Sandra Porter-Phillips at 

   219-938-7070     x 3025

or

  219-902-8682  

make a referral

DOWNLOADS: Participants of Teen Court and Referral Sources may use the following documents:

Official Crisis Center - Teen Court brochure (pdf)Download
Teen Court Suggested Sites community service (pdf)Download
Teen Court survey (pdf)Download
Whiting Police Teen Court Referral Form 2017 (pdf)Download
East Chicago Teen Court Referral Form (pdf)Download

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