This week at CMS, I tried to schedule community service for a case with three offenders who need to do over 40 hours each as part of their restitution. One thing I have taken from this case and others like it, is that even the adult victims in some case are not as responsible as I would hope. Often times, the people who come to mediate who represent the city or other organizations that have been harmed, do not follow-up very well. The main cause for this I have found is lack of time in their schedules. Most of the time I do not blame these individuals, because honestly, I am just grateful they even accepted to participate. However, I do find it unprofessional and somewhat disrespectful for professionals in the city to come to mediation, create an agreement with a youth, and then not even respond to follow up calls on how they would like the agreement to be handled.
On the bright side, I was able to get all three of the boys scheduled for work crew as part of their agreement. Furthermore, one of the boys already finished his two days with the work crew, and his mother reported that he really enjoyed it. He was able to help clean up by a waterfall and had fun even. I am glad to see that these kids are being hard workers and even enjoying their time helping the community.
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