What we do here in Taylor County
Victim Impact Panels
Victim Offender Conferencing
Centralized Community Service Initiative
Our Programs:
Restorative Justice Programs of Taylor County will continue, enhance and expand restorative justice based programs designed to reduce juvenile delinquency and recidivism by creating stronger bonds between juvenile offenders, their victims and the community as a whole.
Victim Impact Panels - Juvenile Crime:
These panels are for juvenile property crime victims and offenders. They are held every four months with 5 to 10 juvenile offenders participating, and give the victims a chance to express how their lives were affected by property crime.
Victim Impact Panels - OWI Panels:
OWI Impact Panels are held every three months with 2-4 underage offenders and 25-50 adult offenders attending. During these panels, past offenders and victims of drunk driving incidents share their stories on how their crime or loss of a loved one has changed their life.
Victim Offender Conferencing:
VOC brings together the victim and offender of juvenile and adult property crimes to create a level of understanding of the offense and decide reparations.
Centralized Community Service Initiative:
We are interested in creating a list of juvenile offenders who need community service hours to provide to community service organizations in need of manpower. If you are interested, please contact our office.
Here's what people are saying about our Victim Impact Panels:
"Amazing stories by speakers - they did not play the 'blame game.'"
"Thanks for a positive learning situation, not something that places blame on your mistakes."
"{I learned} that it could have turned out worse for me than it did."