Greenburgh Looking For Young People To Apply For Youth Court

GREENBURGH, NY — The town of Greenburgh is looking for applicants for the Greenburgh Police Department Youth Court.

Students who are presently in the eighth through 12th grades are eligible to apply.

They must be willing to donate at least one evening a week — usually Wednesdays — during the school year, as well as volunteering their time for special events and community activities.

Organizers said Youth Court is a unique collaborative approach to help reduce juvenile crimes in a process that incorporates teens, victims, families and the community in a new form of justice — one that assigns youth to make difficult decisions about delinquent behavior of the town's young people by carrying out the roles of judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys, bailiff, court clerk and jurors.

All Youth Court members will go through an intensive training program conducted by experienced judges, attorneys, court personnel and police officers.

For more information, or to see the application, go here.