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‘Talk It Out’ program in Wayne County could give juvenile offenders a second chance
Read full article: ‘Talk It Out’ program in Wayne County could give juvenile offenders a second chanceWAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she wants to give a second chance to juvenile offenders with a program that would let formal charges against them be dismissed in certain cases. The new program, the “Talk it Out” program, gives a voice back to the victims and allows them to impact the lives of the juveniles who victimized them. “Certainly we don’t want our juvenile offenders to transfer into the adult criminality and into the justice system,” Worthy said. Worthy’s idea behind the “Talk it Out” program is that it’s a juvenile mediation program that would be an alternative to formal charges. The Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is looking for volunteer mediators to participate in the program.