The probation department and the judge probably won t know about an offense that was handled by a District Justice. The judge needs to know everything from the past. Prepare both positive and negative things to say. Support this by a report card, a note from his teacher or a letter from an employer. Any negative information could be documented by parents keeping their own record of the juvenile s conduct.
Notification concerning the hearing is received well in advance.
Some careful thought should be given to what the parent plans to say. There is no such thing as an unimportant fact. They can expect me to turn to them and ask for information. Parents must tell me what level of control they have over the juvenile and what s going on at home. I want to know if the kid is driving the parents up the wall.