Crime & Safety

1 Day Left To Apply For Howard County's Teen Court

Howard County youth have one day left to apply for Teen Court, which offers extra services hours and valuable experience in the law system.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Howard County high school students can gain extra service hours and boost college applications by becoming a member of Teen Court, a real justice program for teens, by teens.

Volunteers serve as members of a peer jury in real juvenile misdemeanor cases and render dispositions to first-time offenders.

Applications for the 2024-2025 session are being accepted until Aug. 23 and can be found at HCPD.org under youth programs.

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