Salt Lake Peer Court

Salt Lake Peer Court Salt Lake Peer Court is a program of Utah Law Related Education, a 501(c)(3) organization. Salt Lake Peer Court is a free and voluntary program.

Salt Lake Peer Court is a court diversion program certified by the Utah Youth Court Association under the Utah Youth Court Diversion Act. Youth who have committed status offenses or class B or class C misdemeanors can be referred to Peer Court rather than sent through the traditional juvenile court system. Youth who are successful in Peer Court do not receive a criminal record.

Applications are open for Youth and Adult Volunteers for the 2024-2025 school year! We see cases from Salt Lake City Sch...
04/19/2024

Applications are open for Youth and Adult Volunteers for the 2024-2025 school year! We see cases from Salt Lake City School District, Murray School District, ANDD Granite School District! Come join us and represent your community! ⚖️

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Our program has proved to be helpful since our own referred youth has said: "My mentor was helpful because he/she/they a...
08/18/2023

Our program has proved to be helpful since our own referred youth has said: "My mentor was helpful because he/she/they always called to see how I was doing."

Salt Lake Peer Court is a free and voluntary program that helps youth who have committed minor offenses at school or in ...
08/15/2023

Salt Lake Peer Court is a free and voluntary program that helps youth who have committed minor offenses at school or in the community avoid going through the traditional juvenile court system. This program has proved to be helpful since our own referred youth have said: "My mentor was helpful because he/she/they were always there to keep me company and support me in any way he/she/they could."

[International Youth Day] United Nations has designated 08/12 as international youth day. Let's take time to celebrate a...
08/12/2023

[International Youth Day] United Nations has designated 08/12 as international youth day. Let's take time to celebrate all our youth and the hard work they have put into living their lives to the fullest!

As human beings, we all have complex lives and a lot on our plates. So do at-risk youth! American psychologist Urie Bron...
08/11/2023

As human beings, we all have complex lives and a lot on our plates. So do at-risk youth! American psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner proposed this ecological theory model which shows us that a person's actions cannot simply be explained by one single factor. Our environment, our family, friends, work, school, the culture, the government all play a huge part in the ways we act. Instead of telling yourself or people around you that bad deeds mean that we are inherently bad, let's step back and think about how other things might be impacting us as well. If a teenager is skipping school and no longer takes interest in their hobbies, is there a possibility that they might be depressed? How about when a kid is hyperfocused on certain things, but seem to never be able to meet school deadlines? They could be neurodiverse and may need more creative education styles to help foster growth. So next time, before judging a person solely based on their actions, look at the bigger picture, you might be surprised to see that we aren't all that different. We are all human!

Photo source: SimplyPsychology.org

In legal dramas, you often see the witnesses in courtrooms take the stand and sworn in. At the Salt Lake Peer Court, yo...
08/09/2023

In legal dramas, you often see the witnesses in courtrooms take the stand and
sworn in. At the Salt Lake Peer Court, you can watch this process in action as our youth volunteers ask the referred youth: “Do you promise that the information you provide to Salt Lake Peer Court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" Even though this is part of the Peer Court process, we are still a diversion program that prevents marginalized youth from receiving a criminal record.
Please visit our website for more information: http://saltlakepeercourt.org/about/

Many people often hear the name "Peer Court" and wonder, what do we do? This flyer explains our motives, intentions and ...
08/04/2023

Many people often hear the name "Peer Court" and wonder, what do we do? This flyer explains our motives, intentions and goals. Peer Court consists of a wonderful panel of high school youth that volunteer their time to steer at-risk youth in the juvenile justice center in the right direction in the hopes of focusing on rehabilitation instead of enforcing punitive actions. With a panel of teenagers interacting with the marginalized youth, the power dynamic has shifted, and after having a conversation as equals, these youth realize that they are not alone in life and there are actually other people their age that care. As of right now, we are recruiting both youth and adult volunteers to join us in paying it forward and taking part in this meaningful experience.

[Sign Up Soon]Want to learn team-building skills and meet other peer panelists? Now is the time! We have a day-long sche...
07/31/2023

[Sign Up Soon]Want to learn team-building skills and meet other peer panelists? Now is the time! We have a day-long schedule full of fun and activities. And the best part is: EVERYTHING WILL BE FREE!
Our Camp Tuttle members will meet up on 08/07 at the Utah State Bar at 8am and a bus will take us all up the canyon and back at 8 pm. Here is the link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/....../1FAIpQLScULFAi....../viewform

Address

645 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84111

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13854045947

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