Utica Youth Court

Need:

• Proctor High School Academy D Principal Richard Ambruso approached Oneida County Youth Court as a means of addressing overwhelming delinquency at Proctor.

• Vandalism and truancy were the primary issues mentioned, which youth court has subsequently focused its cases upon.

• Superintendent Dan Lowengard was one of the first supporters of the program and ordered that it move forward as rapidly as possible.
  

News:  Throughout July/August, Utica Youth Court saw decent progress. Coupled with our training in Rome, Utica held its own summer training sessions for volunteers. Approximately 15 students attended the first day of training, some new students and some that had already sat as jurors but not trained. Several students could not maintain the rigorous demands of over 25 hours of speakers and mock trials, but there remains a wonderful group of committed volunteers for our Utica court. As school was out of session, no cases were heard, although new referrals remained a priority as the school year loomed. Also, Several of our volunteers bravely joined us for the 2005 Rome Honor America Days Parade on July 30, as we marched in 90+ heat to publicize Oneida County Youth Court.

Oneida County Youth Court
321 Main Street
Utica, New York  13501
(315) 798-5914

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