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Remediation
Social Contract
The School District and the individual schools pledge to develop new strategies aimed at working intensively with identified students and parents who create
repeated problems in the schools.
Online Resources
Restorative Justice-Restorative justice is a systematic response to wrongdoing that emphasizes healing the wounds of victims, offenders and communities caused by criminal behavior. It is an especially important principle for the juvenile justice system that deals with young people at an important crossroads in their lives. The "Restorative Justice" web site elaborates on both the philosophy and practice of restorative justice, both here and abroad.
School Linked Behaviorial Health Services -A
description of the behaviorial health services provided by the School District to assist students whose problems undermine their own ability to learn and often pose threats to other students.
Juvenile Court-Dept. of Human Services overview
of the Juvenile Justice System.
District Attorney-Project "Go," focusing on
truancy in elementary and middle schools.
Youth Aid Panels-Sponsored by the
District Attorney, Youth Aid Panels are community-based citizen courts aimed at giving first-time offenders a chance to avoid getting a criminal record through community service. The Panels handle 10,000 cases per
year.
nPhiladelphia Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) 2003-04 Report on Juvenile Justice System-"Courtwatch" analysis of
problems in the Juvenile Justice System. |
