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Young Adult Court
Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street, 5th Floor
Omaha, NE 68183
(402) 444-7004INTRODUCTION
Mission Statement:
The Young Adult Court (YAC) is a judicially supervised program. The YAC provides a sentencing alternative for individuals between the ages of 16-22 who are charged with a non-violent felony to participate in a program of selective assessment and rehabilitative services administered by multidisciplinary agencies.
Participation:
The Young Adult Court is targeted at felony offenders between the ages of 16- 22 who are charged with a non-violent offense, and deemed eligible for the program by a combination of Offense/Recidivism classification. A non-violent felony includes all theft and non-trafficking drug offenses. The program in the first year will be accepting up to 10 defendants. In order to participate in this program, the Douglas County Department of Corrections will conduct a Young Adult Court eligibility check while the defendant is in custody based on the established guidelines at the time they are collecting bond information for court purposes. At the arraignment, the judge would be informed of a person’s potential eligibility for the program. Information about the program with a set time for a risk assessment will be provided to the defendant. The youth would attend this risk assessment and be assessed for the program. After assessment, a determination is made as to their eligibility. The final decision regarding eligibility rests with the County Attorney or designate.
After the person is deemed eligible for the program, a petition will be filed by their attorney, and a plea date is set. The person must enter a plea to the charged offense in front of the YAC Judge and then is subsequently ordered to the program. If the person completes all the requirements of the YAC program, the charge either will be reduced to a misdemeanor or dismissed.
Structure:
Court overview will occur at a minimum of one time per month at a time designated by the YAC Judge. The YAC team will conduct case reviews once per week. The case review team will consist of representatives from the County Attorney’s Office, Douglas County Department of Corrections, State Probation Office, Public Defender’s Office, and the Douglas County Drug Court Office. A Mentoring Coordinator will provide services to the program. The Probation Department will provide case management services. The program has three phases. A case plan will be developed to provide for primary, relapse and transitional needs. The case plan will be updated every 6 months.
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