Sentences and Consequences

After the jury listens to the victim's plea of guilt, they sentence them to a consequence that is appropriate for their actions. The consequences usually last for about 3-6 months. There are a wide variety of consequences that the jury chooses from, unless they think of a different consequence that they think is appropriate. The J.E.T. program usually only takes in first time offenders and occasionally takes in second time offenders. One of the most common consequences for first and second time offenders is 1) Community Service. There is a maximum of 25 hours of community service. 2) The victim can take an educational class. The class provides information about what they were guilty over (e.g. drugs, theft, alcohol, etc.). 3) Counseling is another option the jury has. They can be assigned or request family, individual, or group sessions. However the jury only assigns this if it is inadequate to give the juvenile anything else. 4) If a letter of apology to a company or someone is the appropriate thing to do then that is what is assigned. 5) If the juvenile is not employed at the time of their charge then one of the options is to find employment. 6) If the juvenile has a low G.P.A. then one of the consequences is to raise their G.P.A. 7) In some cases it is necessary to have the juvenile attend adult sentencing to see what it could be like. The other consequences are to write an essay, donate to their favorite charity, restriction of their favorite activity, or to make a poster depending on their crime and what they need to improve on.