Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
DocuSign Envelope ID: 2042AF9E-4D4F-4C48-9CFC-6BAF31 AB81 1 D <br />Mandatory MDP Court Session <br />• Every MDP participant will be referred to one Diversion Court session, with an assigned Judge, <br />Assistant District Attorney and Assistant Public Defender educating them about the <br />consequences of criminal activity <br />• The Diversion Court session will include a role play of an adult criminal misdemeanor case <br />• The Diversion Court session will be held on the first Wednesday of the month, at 4:00 pm, <br />alternating monthly between the Chapel Hill and Hillsborough courthouses <br />• First Court date will be Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Hillsborough at 4:00 pm <br />• Direct and collateral consequences of adult criminal involvement will be reviewed <br />• Law enforcement officers are invited to each session to talk directly with the youth participants <br />MDP Youth Programming <br />• All MDP programs and diversion requirements are provided to MDP participants free of charge <br />• The MDP Youth Program Administrator will recruit and maintain a list of agencies and entities <br />providing appropriate youth classes or programs for MDP participants <br />• A memorandum of understanding between MDP and the Youth Program will be entered upon <br />acceptance of a programming proposal <br />• Programming options will include, but are not limited to, community service, substance abuse <br />treatment or classes, mental health treatment, leadership and skills building classes, teen court <br />and restorative justice processes <br />• Collateral consequences information and community resources information will be provided to <br />every MDP participant and their parent or guardian. Assessments can be conducted and services <br />outside the MDP Diversion Plan can be recommended by the Criminal Case Assessment <br />Specialist for the Criminal Justice Resource Office or any other stakeholder of the MDP <br />MDP Compliance <br />• MDP Diversion Plan compliance will be monitored by the MDP Coordinator <br />• Plan requirements and court attendance must be completed by the youth within 90 days <br />• Upon confirmation of compliance, the MDP Coordinator will release the youth from MDP and <br />notify the MDP Law Enforcement Liaison <br />• In the case of non - compliance or new charges for the youth, the Law Enforcement Liaison will <br />be notified so that the filing of formal charges can be considered <br />• Records of MDP Participants and compliance will be maintained by the Criminal Justice Resource <br />Office and quarterly updates will be provided to the Advisory Committee and Judicial <br />stakeholders <br />