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Guadalupe Teen Court presents program outcomes and seeks board support for expansion
Summary
Guadalupe Teen Court's executive director detailed the community-based restorative-justice diversion program's structure, outcomes and volunteer opportunities, saying the court has adjudicated roughly 375 cases and relies on youth volunteers from Tempe Union campuses. The director asked the board for letters of support and community connections.
Reyna Tevina, executive director of Guadalupe Teen Court, presented an overview of the community diversion program, its restorative-justice model, volunteer training and program outcomes, and asked the Tempe Union governing board for support and community partnerships.
Tevina described Guadalupe Teen Court as a community-based peer court founded in 2015 that uses a restorative approach to respond to first-time juvenile offenders and status offenses. She said the program works in partnership with the Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department and the…
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