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Report on the Teen Court Pro---l7 P Buncombe County. From July 1994 through January 1995, 20 cases were referred from the District Attorney, and all were accepted into the Teen Court program. Of the 19 offenders who had hearings (excluding the one offender who was called and failed), ages have ranged from 12 to 15 years, with an average age of between 13 and 14 years. Of these 19 offenders, 68% were male, and 32% were female. White offenders represented 47%, Black offenders represented 42%, and other racial or ethnic backgrounds represented 11% of these cases. The following table shows the offenses for which these 19 students were referred: Number of Percent Tyne of Offense Juveniles of Total Shoplifting, larceny, breaking/entering, concealment, stealing 13 68.4% Concealed weapon at school 2 10.5% Inciting a disturbance 2 10.5% Minor assault, affray, fighting (usually at school) 1 5.3% Hazing 1 5.3% Total 19 100% Durham County. From mid-October 1994 through early February 1995, the Teen Court program received 25 referrals. However, the juveniles in 15,cases were not accepted for participation, and the Teen Court Coordinator so notified the referral source. Six of these were not accepted because they failed to respond favorably to communications about the Teen Court program. Of the 10 offenders accepted in the Teen Court program to date, ages have ranged from 12 to 17 years, with an average age of 14.6 years. Of the offenders accepted, 90% were male, and 10% were female; 40% were Black, and 60% were White. The following table shows the referral sources for these 10 juveniles: Referral Source Number of Juveniles Percent of Total i Juvenile Intake 5 50.0% Law Enforcement 3 30.09o' District Attorney 2 20.0% Total 10 100% i