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Murrieta honors Corporal Matt Mazingo and highlights youth court peer‑diversion program
Summary
Murrieta officials recognized Corporal Matt Mazingo for his work bringing back the Southwest Valley Youth Court and its restorative‑justice model; staff and the corporal outlined program goals, volunteer roles and recent case counts; a local child presented a $1,300 donation to the library expansion.
Murrieta City Council on Sept. 2 recognized Corporal Matt Mazingo of the Murrieta Police Department for his role in re‑establishing the Southwest Valley Youth Court, a peer‑led diversion program that offers teens restorative‑justice alternatives to juvenile formal processing.
Corporal Mazingo described the program’s mission and structure: student volunteers serve as defense and prosecuting attorneys, jurors and bailiffs in a courtroom setting at the Southwest Justice Center; adult mentors and attorney…
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