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SUMMARY:Community Youth Aid Panel Volunteer
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity: Community Youth Aid Panel Volunteer\nAgency: Berks
County Juvenile Probation\n\nThe Community Youth Aid Panel (CYAP) process
is an innovative diversionary program designed to effectively address the j
uvenile offender. The panels are comprised of community volunteers who act
as an important voice for their community. The program goals include offend
er accountability, victim participation and reparation, as well as communit
y involvement. \n\nThe panels assist in providing a means to increase the a
ccountability and responsibility of youths for their actions, while attempt
ing to meet the needs of the victim. This process strives to achieve two im
portant goals: first, to prevent the youth from becoming more deeply involv
ed in delinquent behaviors and the juvenile justice system; secondly, to ho
ld the juvenile responsible to both the victim and the community through co
mpletion of panel imposed obligations. The panel meets monthly in person in
various townships across Berks County.\n\nOpportunity Type: Individual\nLe
ngth of Type: \nMinimum age required: 18\nRequired: \n\nApplicants must: S
ubmit an application. Be at least 18 years of age. Submit to a criminal bac
kground check, a child abuse clearance, and, if necessary, an FBI backgroun
d check. For more information, please contact Assistant Chief Lisa Lewis or
Panel Liaison Karen Knouse.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Opportunity: Community Youth Aid Panel Volunte
er
Agency: Berks County Juvenile Probation
T
he Community Youth Aid Panel (CYAP) process is an innovative diversionary p
rogram designed to effectively address the juvenile offender. The panels ar
e comprised of community volunteers who act as an important voice for their
community. The program goals include offender accountability, victim parti
cipation and reparation, as well as community involvement.
The panels assist in providing a means to increase the accountability and r
esponsibility of youths for their actions, while attempting to meet the nee
ds of the victim. This process strives to achieve two important goals: firs
t, to prevent the youth from becoming more deeply involved in delinquent be
haviors and the juvenile justice system; secondly, to hold the juvenile res
ponsible to both the victim and the community through completion of panel i
mposed obligations. The panel meets monthly in person in various townships
across Berks County.
Opportunity Type: IndividualLength of Type:
Minimum age required: 18
Required:
Applicants must: Submit an application. Be at least 18 years of age. Submi
t to a criminal background check, a child abuse clearance, and, if nec
essary, an FBI background check. For more information, please contact
Assistant Chief Lisa Lewis or Panel Liaison Karen Knouse.
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