Restitution/Community Service

The main goals of restitution and community service programs are to hold offenders personally accountable for their crimes and to make reparations to victims either directly or indirectly.

Research has shown that restitution has therapeutic value for offenders and victims.  It permits the offender to regain self-respect by doing the right thing and provides a sense of justice, as well as reparation, to the victim.

The juvenile restitution program operates with the philosophy that all youth in New Orleans should be held accountable to the community for their actions.  By offering a renewed self-respect to delinquent juveniles, the program strives to make a difference.

Juvenile restitution provides community service supervision and payment status monitoring.