- Decrease the number of docketed delinquent case filings by law enforcement officers and District Judges to the Mercer County Juvenile Probation Department regarding low level offenses and nuisance crimes.
- Utilize the Accountability through Employment component of the Community Support Project to increase offender accountability to victim and community through payment of restitution.
- Utilize Community Service component of Community Support Project to increase offender accountability to victim and community.
- Decrease the number of adjudication hearings in Juvenile Court.
- Utilize the Victim Offender Mediation component of the Community Support Project to increase victim satisfaction within the juvenile justice system, reduce victim trauma, anger, and assist victim in gaining a better understanding of juvenile justice process.
- Increase offender accountability via Community Courts.
- Increase community involvement and support in the Juvenile Justice System via Community Courts.
- Decrease the time lapse from the date of referral to date of disposition for informal cases.
- Reduce the number of adjudicated youth from the Juvenile Justice System through diversion into the Community Courts.
President
Judge
Honorable
Francis J. Fornelli
Judges
Honorable
Thomas R. Dobson
Honorable
Christopher J. St. John
Honorable
John C. Reed
Court Administrator
Mr. Peter Morin
Chief Juvenile
Probation Officer
Mr. Mark F. Benedetto
Deputy Chief
Probation Officer
Mr. David J. Fox
Community
Court Director/
Community Specialist
Ms. Sharlee T. Beatty
Community Court Program
120 Strawberry Street · Mercer,
PA 16137
Phone: 724-662-3800 ext. 2500 · Fax: 724-662-4105
Director of Community Court/Community
Specialist: Sharlee T. Beatty
Email: sbeatty@mcc.co.mercer.pa.us
