FY 2010-11 Adopted Budget - Volusia County Government

Department: Justice SystemJustice SystemActivity: Circuit Court JuvenileActivity: Circuit Court JuvenileAccount: 3456840, 3456890ActualFY2008-09AdoptedFY2009-10EstimatedFY2009-10BudgetFY2010-11Expenditures by CategoryPersonal Services $ 328,533 $ 267,302 $ 191,011 $ 176,727Operating Expenses 73,292 59,433 59,269 60,524Subtotal Operating Expenditures $ 401,825 $ 326,735 $ 250,280 $ 237,251Total Operating Expenditures $ 401,825 $ 326,735 $ 250,280 $ 237,251Reimbursements 0 0 0 0Net Expenditures $ 401,825 $ 326,735 $ 250,280 $ 237,251Expenditures by FundGeneral $ 401,825 $ 326,735 $ 250,280 $ 237,251Number of Full Time Positions 8.00 6.00 6.00 6.00Number of Part Time Positions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Number of Full Time Equivalent Positions 8.00 6.00 6.00 6.00Key Objectives1. Teen Court diverts less serious juvenile offenders from the traditional delinquency process by disposing of cases through a program ofpeer accountability2. Teen Court disposes of cases referred and provides an opportunity for youth to acknowledge responsibility for their actions, and learnalternative behaviors3. The program provides valuable experiences for youth and gives them the opportunities to act as jurors, clerks, prosecuting attorneysand defense attorneys4. Aside from sentencing and monitoring the sentence, Teen Court educates and motivates both defendants and student participants tolearn to make positive choices within their everyday life experiences and routinesPerformance MeasuresActualFY 2008-09EstimatedFY 2009-10BudgetFY 2010-111. Number of case referrals 709.00 940.00 1,034.002. Number of program completions 559.00 604.00 664.003. Number of student volunteer hours 5,814.00 5,700.00 6,270.004. Number of volunteer hours 6,864.00 6,356.00 6,991.00HighlightsBy settling cases through a program of peer accountability,Teen Court diverts juvenile offenders who have committed less serious crimesfrom the traditional juvenile delinquency process. The program provides an opportunity for youth to acknowledge responsibility fortheir actions and learn alternative behaviors. Additionally, the program provides valuable experiences for youth to act as jurors, bailiffs,clerks, prosecuting, and defense attorneys, who participate in the sentencing and its monitoring. Teen Court also motivates bothdefendants and student participants to make positive choices within their everyday life experiences and routines.The Volusia County Teen Court provides a forum for diverting less serious juvenile offenders from the traditional juvenile court process.Teen Court also provides a forum for juvenile offenders to accept responsibility for their actions and for student volunteers toparticipate in the operation of the program.The FY 2010-11 budget includes two unfunded positions.Volusia County Section F - 209