Training Day - Nicasa Teen Court

The Nicasa Teen Court program is a restorative justice volunteer program partnered with the Lake County Police Department and Sheriff's Department. Teen Court provides a structured alternative for youth charged with misdemeanor offenses. Teen Court is peer-driven and provides a constructive sentence to allow youth to take responsibility for their mistakes. Youth volunteers in Teen Court learn the roles and responsibilities of various parts of the judicial system. The volunteer jurors also learn valuable leadership, critical thinking, communication, and empathy skills.

The Teen Court Program provided a mock-trial presentation for students. Students had the opportunity to receive first-hand experience on how the Teen Court Program runs and the responsibilities of each role in the program. Students acted as a juror, court clerks, forepersons, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, and participants. The students had the opportunity to learn the importance of understanding the root cause of a behavior and the importance of helping others learn from their mistakes.

Training Day - Handbook Review

The mentors reviewed the SWP handbook with the youth and reviewed the program expectations. The youth also completed the Six-Character word pre-assessment and set personal goals for the six weeks. We will conduct a postassessment to measure the learning.