TEEN COURT SURVEY

Please provide information regarding your teen court.

Please note some questions may appear to be asked in a different format. This prevents misunderstanding. All questions pertain to your program and no other.

How long has your teen court program been operating? ______ years ______months

Does your program have a web site? ___ yes ___ no ___

Does your program need help setting up a free web site? ___ yes ___ no

Does your program have an email address that doesn't change with staff changes? ___ yes ___ no

Is your program operated by a non profit organization? ___ yes ___ no

Is your program supported by tax dollars? ___ completely ___ mostly ___ partially ___ very little

Are staff members government employees?___ yes ___ no ___ all ___ some ___ most ___ none

Is your program listed on the internet website https://www.angelfire.com/biz/nationalteencourts?

___ yes ___ no

If yes, is it listed correctly? ___ yes ___ no

Do you know other programs operating in your state? ___ yes ___ no How many ______

Is your program a full teen court with the following teen staff members per trial? ___ yes ___ no

Teen judge

Teen prosecuting attorney

Teen defense attorney

Teen 2 clerks

Teen 3 bailiffs

Teen court reporter

Teen jury of no less than five members and no more than 11 and always odd in number

If no to above, does your teen court have the following teen staff members per trial and how many?

Teen Judge ___ yes ___ no

Teen prosecuting attorney ___ yes ___ no

Teen defense attorney ___ yes ___ no

Teen clerk ___ yes ___ no How Many ______

Teen bailiff ___ yes ___ no How Many ______

Teen jury ___ yes ___ no How many members on jury _______________________

During the trials above, do you have an adult that oversees the trial, but does not interfere with the teen judge except when needed? ___ yes ___ no If yes, what title does adult have.

___ Court Master ___ Teen Court Coordinator ___ Mediator ___ Moderator ___ Director

___ Other Explain: ___________________ ______________

Does your teen court use an adult for the judge? ___ yes ___ no

Does your program always use a jury ? ___ yes ___ no ___ sometimes ___ most of the time

Does it always operate without a jury? ___ yes ___ no ____ sometimes ___most of the time

Is your program a:

___ Teen court with __adult __ teen judge, jury ___ yes __ no, attorneys ___ yes ___ no

___ Youth court with __adult __ teen judge, jury ___ yes __ no, attorneys ___ yes ___ no

___ Student court with __adult __ teen judge, jury ___ yes __ no, attorneys ___ yes ___ no

___ Peer court with __adult __ teen judge, jury ___ yes __ no, attorneys ___ yes ___ no

___ Tribunal court with __adult __ teen judge, jury ___ yes __ no, attorneys ___ yes ___ no

If tribunal, how many judges on panel? ________

Does your program operate ___ all year ___ during school year only ___ weeks a year only?

____ time(s) a week ____ week(s) a month ___ every week during the month?

What day(s) does it operate: ___ Saturday ___ Monday ___ Tuesday ___ Wednesday

___ Thursday ___ Friday ___ Sunday

Does it operate ___ morning ___ afternoons ___ nights?

Hours of Trials Time: ____________ A / P M to ____________A / P M

Number of cases handled per hour (average) _________ per court? ______ per program?

Once referred by the regular court, is the teenager processed in one week or less? ___ yes ___ no

If no, how long a period may go by before the teenager is processed? ________ weeks

Is teenager processed before trial the ___ same day of trial ___ days before trial?

If before trial day, how many days go by before actual trial heard? Up to ______ days

Are there a minimum of five (5) adults present during the operation of the program on the days the teenagers are processed or go to trial? ___ yes

___ no, if no how many adults are present during the processing day? ____ trial day? _______

Is there a Notary Public present during the processing? ___ yes ___ no

During trials, which of the following are allowed in the court room?

___ parents ___ visitors ____ other teenagers ___ news media

Are the full names of defendants used during the trial? ___ yes ___ no

Are the full names of teen judges and attorneys used during the trial? ___ yes ___ no

In the event that there is an injury to a teen or adult participant, does the program provide medical coverage so that the injured individual is able to be taken to the nearest medical facility for non-delayed treatment? ___ yes ___ no

Does your program maintain on file a medical authorization for emergency treatment of all potential injured individuals? ___ yes ___ no

No employee or volunteer is completely free from liability or threat of a lawsuit, even if acting as a member of a government agency or non profit organizations, therefore does your program provide protection in the way of a liability coverage, not only for the individual participants, but also for the organization itself? ___ yes ___ no

Do you have a written handbook/guide containing policies, rules, standards, etc., for the staff and volunteers to read, understand and follow? ___ yes ___ no

If yes to above, is there a signed document on file indicating the understanding and agreement to comply with the contents of the handbook.

Is there on going training of existing and new staff and volunteers throughout the year? ___ yes ___ no? If no, how often is training? ____________________________________________

For purposes of training the court staff, adults and teens alike, do you have including , but not limited to, ____ training material, ___ punishment guidelines, ___ handbook, ___ training manual for all staff adults and teens alike, ___ duties and responsibilities guidelines,

Mark the following minimum forms that are used in your program:

___ case referral form,

___ waiver and release of liability forms,

___ non-disclosure/confidentiality form,

___medical release,

___ release of information form,

___ volunteer application form,

___ membership application

___ adult volunteer/employee pre-screening application packet forms

___ youth intake form,

___ parent intake form,

___ request for assistance form,

___ warning notices,

___ log forms,

___ certificate of completion forms,

___evaluation forms for individuals and program self-evaluation

___evaluation forms for program self-evaluation

To dismiss charges, are referred cases involved in program 7 to 12 weeks? ___ yes ___ no

If no, how many weeks? _______________ weeks

Are referrals required to serve on jury? ___ yes ___ no

Have there been intentional disruption or delays of court procedures by referred cases not wanting to serve on jury? ___ yes ___ no

Are referrals required to attend law related education seminars? ___ yes ___ no

Are referrals required to attend a minimum of 14 educational seminars in a variety of areas? ___ yes ___ no

Are referrals required to attend job related educational seminars? ___ yes ___ no

Do referrals receive say no to tobacco, drugs, and alcohol education? ___ yes __ no

Do referrals receive training in training in self-confidence, self-reliance, self-respect, self-motivation, and self-satisfaction? ___ yes ___ no

Is the referral always required to do community service? ___ yes ___ no

Can picking up trash be part of community service? ___ yes ___ no ___ sometimes

Can cleaning up vacant land or yards be community service? __ yes __ no ___ sometimes

Are referrals required to attend at least one social function a month? ___ yes __ no

Are volunteers and staff rewarded at least once a month with a social event? ___ yes ___ no

Do teen and adult volunteers receive __ local ___ state ___ national ___ international awards in recognition of their involvement with the program? ___ yes ___ no

Are there two or more functions per year that recognize the volunteers and that require attendance by the referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Does each referral receive certificates of completion of the training received? ___ yes ___ no

Does each referral receive a certificate of completion of the program for providing the referring court or agency proof as evidence needed to dismiss the violation in question? ___yes ___ no

Do you have a mentors program? ___ yes ___ no

Do you have a speakers program? ___ yes ___no

Are volunteers club members of an organization that operates the teen court? ___ yes ___ no

Does the referral receive a certificate of membership in the organization for the purpose of encouraging the teenager to continue participation in the program? ___ yes ___ no

Does program comply with all elements of equality with respect to referrals, volunteers and staff without regard to race, creed, disability, or national origin in furtherance of its purpose to help teenagers? ___ yes ___ no

Do adult staff members or volunteers drive teenagers, other than their own children, to or from the Teen Court Program? ___ yes ___ no

Is your program willing to ___ accept and/or ___ transfer cases to other teen court programs in other cities and/or states when teenagers move with their families? ___ yes ___ no

Does your entire program operate identically in procedures with other teen court programs in your state? ___ yes ___ no Identically to other programs in other states? ___ yes ___ no

Can a teen judge or attorney in your program visit and participate in identical procedures in another teen court of another city in your state? ___ yes ___ no In another state? ___ yes ___ no

Does your program only handle school cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle municipal (city )court referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle justice of the peace referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle county court referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle state court referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle military base referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it hand school referred cases? ___ yes ___ no

Can it handle cases referred from other agencies or sources? ___ yes ___ no

Do the teen volunteers in your program participate in teen court competitions? ___ ye ___no

Job interview Contests? ___ yes ___ no Speech contests? ___ yes ___ no

Do the teenagers take a ___ local ___ state ___ national teen court bar exam? ___ yes ___ no

Do the volunteers participate in other youth leadership programs? ___ yes ___ no

Aside from serving on the teen court, do the volunteers serve in a variety of community service projects such as food and clothing drives, help for a cancer society , heart foundation, blood drive, graffiti painting, house painting and many other similar projects and fund raising events. ___ yes ___ no

Do the volunteers participate in talent shows, plays, tv shows, training films, public service announcements, news reporting for radio, tv, newspapers, magazines and other publications, web site developing on the internet or other similar projects? ___ yes ___ no

Are the volunteers dues paying members of a club that supports and operates the District Teen Court which helps provide the program the opportunity to be partially or wholly self-supporting without the use of tax payers money through government grants.

Are referrals expected to pay for their own crimes and not the general public by way of taxes used to support the program by having the referrals pay a fee for participation in the program? ___ yes ___ no

Do you want the following information of your program listed on the national web site?

Program name, address, phone number fax number, email and web site? ___ yes ___no

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