0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 30
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          BEN D. ALTAMIRANO
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS AND OTHERS
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0012|     TO STUDY THE TEEN COURT PROGRAM AND DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED
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0013|     MODEL.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the teen court programs in cities throughout New
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0016|     Mexico offer early intervention and diversion from a crowded
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0017|     juvenile justice system; and
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0018|          WHEREAS, teen courts offer positive opportunities for
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0019|     youth to behave responsibly, be accountable for their own
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0020|     actions and settle conflicts in a productive, healthy manner;
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0021|     and
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0022|          WHEREAS, teen courts promote good citizenship and
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0023|     educational experience through direct participation in a
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0024|     formal peer sentencing process; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, there is no common or assured source of funding
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0001|     for the teen courts in New Mexico, nor is there any central
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0002|     administration or oversight;
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0003|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0004|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the administrative office of the
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0005|     courts, the juvenile justice advisory committee and the
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0006|     Corinne Wolfe children's law center at the university of New
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0007|     Mexico institute of public law be requested to assess the
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0008|     potential benefits and functions of the teen court program,
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0009|     develop a standardized program model and protocols and analyze
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0010|     funding and administrative requirements; and
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0011|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that they submit written
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0012|     recommendations to the legislature for its consideration at
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0013|     the first session of the forty-fourth legislature; and
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0014|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0015|     transmitted to the administrative office of the courts, the
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0016|     juvenile justice advisory committee and the Corinne Wolfe
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0017|     children's law center at the university of New Mexico
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0018|     institute of public law.
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0020|          
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