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___ Mediation Services of Guilford County provides mediation sessions for persons at least 11 years old who have disputes with others and are willing to participate in the mediation process. It allows people to talk without interruption, clarify sides of an issue without violence, hear how an incident has impacted their lives, and reach an agreement about resolving their conflict.

___ Sentencing Services prepares written plans that assist the Court in making informed sentencing decisions for clients at least 16 years old who are charged with felonies and misdemeanors. Eligible clients have the possibility of being sentenced to an intermediate punishment or an active prison term.

___ Community Service/Restitution is for juveniles 10 to 16 years old referred by and through the juvenille court system. It provides youth with scheduled opportunities to work at human service and non-profit agencies to fulfill court-ordered community service and victim restitution sanctions.

___ Life Skills/Conflict Resolution provides 20 hours of classroom instruction for juveniles who are 8 to 17 years old and undiciplined or at risk of delinquency. Units of instruction include self-awareness, developing effective communication skills, anger management, causes of conflict, and ways to resolve conflict.

___ Guilford County Teen Court provides trials for first-time offenders ages 8 to 15, pleading guilty to misdemeanors, who are referred by the criminal justice system, law enforcement, school resource officers (SRO's), etc; and ages 16 and 17 who are referred by School Resource Officers for offenses committed at schools. A peer jury develops sentencing contracts that include community service, victim restitution, curfews, and self-enrichment programs. Offenders who do not fulfill their contracts are sent to juvenile court for stricter sanctions and adult probationary supervision.

 ___ Guilford County Day Reporting Center (DRC) offers a structured program of services for male offenders 16 to 25 years old. It is designed to educate, treat, monitor, and supervise them to decreased the possibility of their re-offending. Services include on-site substance abuse evaluation and treatment recommendations, adult basic education and GED preparation, career development and job placement assistance, anger management, and referrals to human resource agencies that can assist clients to become self-sufficient. Judges sentence eligible offenders to DRC.

___ Pretrial Release Resource provides offenders released from jail a structured program to address their needs while they await trial. Services include adult basic education and GED preparation as well as on-site attitude orientation classes, outpatient substance abuse counseling, career and job readiness classes, parenting workshops, anger management, and money management classes.

___ ParentTalk is a six hour information forum for parents experiencing difficulties with their children at home or at school, as well as parents of children who are in or have just been released from the juvenile justice system and/or Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center or juvenile development center ("training school"). ParentTalk addresses family communication skills, conflict-resolution, and information or suggestions for parents dealing with youth exhibiting at-risk behaviors. ParentTalk sessions are conducted by a trained facilitator. ParentTalk is scheduled at locations throughout Guilford County. Parents may call to register for this program.

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