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Tidewater Youth Services seeks volunteers for Portsmouth juvenile diversion program
Summary
Tidewater Youth Services briefed the Portsmouth commission on its Juvenile Conference Committee, a voluntary 120-day restorative program for 12–18-year-olds that aims to divert low-level offenders from court through community-based contracts; presenters said recidivism was about 5% in fiscal 2024 and asked for local volunteers.
Tidewater Youth Services representatives told the Portsmouth Crime & Gun Violence Prevention Commission on Jan. 5 that the Juvenile Conference Committee is a restorative diversion program for 12–18-year-olds who commit misdemeanor or status offenses.
"It's a 120-day program," said Tim Heiler, program director for Tidewater Youth Services. Heiler described a voluntary intake process run by the Court Service Unit's intake probation officer; when a victim agrees to diversion, the youth and family meet with a coordinator and, if accepted, a panel of community volunteers helps design a contract of sanctions and supports intended to restore the young person to the community.
Heiler said…
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