Assignment:
Create a 3-4 page and use APA format:
Questions the proposal would need to address include the following:
• Would it cost the state less to implement a victim offender mediation (VOM) program for juvenile offenders than it would to expand the courts and corrections staff and facility infrastructure?
• Would it take the state less time to implement a program such as this than it would to expand the courts and corrections staff and facility infrastructure?
• To what extent could a VOM program reduce court case backlog and thereby shorten the average time between arrest and case disposition?
• What is the "track record" of one or more comparable VOM program(s)?
• What are the social benefits and social costs of a VOM program for juvenile offenders both to the offenders themselves and to the larger community?
• Are there particular types of cases that are appropriate, as opposed to others that the legislature might want to exclude?
• What are the major challenges that will be faced by the Administrative Office of the Courts in implementing this proposed policy in terms of the following:
? Program development
?Training and credentialing of mediators
? "Selling" it to potentially supportive community resources that could become partners with the state in this effort
? Case flow and records management
? Security issues related to cases being mediated outside of court facilities