The Transformative Justice Project of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware

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Representation of Minors The Adolescent Law Group (ALG) provides Juvenile Court legal services for the local indigent community. These types of services range from delinquency to dependency matters and, due to the nature of the proceedings, may include representation for family members of dependents as well as for those of the accused young persons. These services will apply to individuals who qualify for them using the “Advocates Minimum Qualification System”, and/or a “Sliding-Fee Scale”, based on a variety of factors including income, access to other legal alternatives, and the type of representation needed. 1. Delinquencies (Violations of Law): These are cases in which the child has committed an offense which would be charged as a crime if s/he were an adult; 2. Deprivation (Abuse and/or Neglect): These are cases in which the child has been mistreated by the parents, to the point where it becomes necessary for the court to take over temporary legal custody for the protection of the child. Depending on the circumstances, it may also be necessary for the state to take physical custody, removing the child from the parents' home and placing the child with relatives or in foster care; 3. Status Offenses: These are cases in which a child runs away from home, or is frequently truant from school, or is otherwise beyond parental control. E. Expungements, Pardons & Clemency Once our young persons have completed the BRY-AMA process, and their statutorily defined waiting period has elapsed, we pursue Expungements, Pardons & Clemency for each eligible client. Expungement is the process through which information about an arrest and the result will be removed from a criminal history. Expunged arrests are not visible to employers, housing providers, or licensing agencies that are reviewing the official criminal history. Expunged information will still be visible, however, to law enforcement agencies, including prosecutors and courts. Today, pardons are granted in many jurisdictions when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, and/ or are otherwise considered to be deserving. Pardons are sometimes offered to persons who are wrongfully convicted or claim they have been wrongfully convicted. a Pardon DOES NOT set aside the original conviction, however, and in some cases the offer is therefore refused. The Transformative Justice Project of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware) Page 56 of 58
Five-Year Strategic Community Development Plan Over the next five (5) years, having already completed the aforementioned programmatic and Community Structuring plan over the previous five (5) years, we plan to accomplish the following: 1. Develop enhanced Evidence-Based programming in our service delivery areas for the following organizations: a. Nonprofits; b. Churches; c. School Systems; d. Government Municipal Groups (Police, Sheriff, Court and Probationary personnel, and Child-Care Agencies); e. etc. While developing these programs, we will also continue to: a. Represent the Interests of Young People within their local Court, School, and other systems as needed; b. Educate Community Stakeholders and Professionals about the Alternative to Detention programs we develop; c. Train Juvenile Justice Professionals with an aptitude and desire to work effectively in the Juvenile Justice system with an emphasis on Transformative Justice and Community Re-Engineering. The Transformative Justice Project of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware) Page 57 of 58
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