In- Community Services, Second Circuit, The Judiciary, State of Hawaii (Request for Information)

Description: In-Community services are requested to provide therapeutic, supportive, and educational programs for minors and young adults. Services should include but not be limited to providing individuals with the tools and skills needed to prevent recidivism, to assess alternatives and make appropriate choices to help them learn socially acceptable behaviors to function in the community as law-abiding citizens. The referrals for minors may include status offenses or law violations. The in-community services for minors and young adults provide alternatives to the traditional juvenile and criminal justice systems to assist the offender to make reparations to the victim and the community. Services should be reflective of the court’s balanced and restorative justice philosophy which holds the offender accountable for his/her actions. All applicants should provide the clients with insight and understanding of their situation and resulting behaviors.