This program offers group community service to juvenile offenders as a dispostional option for the Family Court judges in Bergen County. Its goal is to prevent youth involved in delinquent activities from further incursion into the juvenile justice system. Educational groups, focusing on a restorative model, precede each group project. Along with a case manager, each group project will be supervised by an off-duty police officer, serving as a role model and affording youth an opportunity to establish a positive rapport with law enforcement. Eligibility Court-ordered Bergen County juvenile offenders Referral Youth are referred by the Bergen County Family Court and the Probation Department.
Project is grant funded.