The Commonwealth's Attorney takes no role in the adjudication of contested parking citations. C. Traffic School Citizens charged with infractions may request the use of driver education courses or traffic schools as an alternative disposition. Such requests should be made directly to the court at the time of the hearing. Should the court determine that it is appropriate for a defendant to attend a driver education course in lieu of being convicted of an infraction, it will be the responsibility of the defendant to satisfy the court that he or she has complied with this requirement. Prosecution of domestic violence cases is carried out with a strong network of support from the Alexandria Police Domestic Violence Unit, the Office on Women, and the Domestic Violence Intervention Project.
Juvenile crime is prosecuted with an eye toward prevention, treatment, and punishment.
Serious offenses committed by juveniles over age 14 may be transferred to Circuit Court where the offender may face adult punishment. Such cases are carefully scrutinized individually by the Commonwealth's Attorney to determine whether transfer is appropriate. Offenders tried under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court face a range of dispositions from probation to confinement in juvenile facilities. In felony cases in Circuit Court, motions, sentencings, pleas, probation violations and short bench trials are scheduled on Thursdays. In order for a matter to be docketed for a hearing on any Thursday, the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office must receive written notice of the matter no later than noon on the preceding Friday.