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Report on the Teen Court Pro---- ,z 1 15 nine days of community service, up to six hours of tutorial sessions, and up to two jury duties. Sentencing Grid 3 is used for offenses such as vandalism, certain intimidation or harassment, simple assault involving no serious injury, and certain motor vehicle offenses. Sentences for these offenses may include up to twelve days of community service, up to eight hours of tutorial sessions, and up to two jury duties. I i Teen Court Caseload Cumberland County. From October 1993 through January 1995, the Teen Court program had processed approximately 334 referrals. However, the juveniles in some 42 cases were not accepted for participation, and Teen Court staff so notified the referral source. Many of these rejections occurred because the juvenile did not respond to phone calls and/or an introductory letter describing the Teen Court option. Other reasons for juveniles not being accepted to Teen Court include: the case was inappropriate due to the nature of the offense (e.g., involving violence); the juvenile declined to participate, either by indicating a lack of interest, an attitude of non-cooperation, or by denying guilt; the juvenile was too young, was not remaining in the area, or could not arrange transportation; and the juvenile previously participated in Teen Court but failed to complete the constructive sentence. Ages of the 286 offenders who have had Teen Court hearings (excluding the six offenders who were called and failed) range from 7 to 19 years, with an average age of 14.1 years. Males comprised 64.6%, and 35.4% were female. Black offenders comprised 58.4% of these cases, Whites represented 35.3%, Hispanic offenders represented 5.2%, Asians represented 0.7%, and one offender (0.3%) was Native American. The offenders have been in grades 2 through 12, with the majority being in the 8th or 9th grades. The following table shows the referral sources for these 286 students: Referral Source Number of Juveniles Percent of Total Juvenile Intake 94 32.9% Police 65 22.7% Juvenile Court 53 18.5% District Court 43 15.0% School Administrator 16 5.6% Sheriff 14 4.9% School Resource Officer 1 0.3% Total 286 100%