Community Diversion Program (CDP) | Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court - Juvenile Division

Works in conjunction with participating communities to offer youth an opportunity to perform community service or other sanction and have their record cleared instead of appearing in juvenile court for their offense. A conference is held with the youth, youth's parents or legal guardian, and a magistrate. Once a sanction is set, generally community service, the city oversees the youth to insure compliance to terms. After youth completes the sanction, he/she is placed on inactive probation.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

9300 Quincy Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106

Hours

Program lasts for one year, hours vary with each case. Youth performs community service for part of the year and the rest of the year is placed on inactive probation.

Fax

(216) 443-3413

Application process

Must be referred by the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. May phone for information M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm.

Fee

Possibly fines set by the municipality (those who feel that they can not pay can fill out a form called an "Affidavit of Indigency" for help with these fees).

Eligibility

Youth under 18 years old who live in or have committed an offense in one of the participating communities. Must be a first time offender, a non-felony offender, and be a willing participant. PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES: Bay Village, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Bentleyville, Berea, Brahtenal, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brook Park, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Chagrin Falls Village and Twp., Cleveland, Cuyahoga Heights, East Cleveland, Euclid, Garfield Heights, Gates Mills, Highland Heights, Highland Hills, Hunting Valley, Independence, Lakewood, Lyndhurst, Maple Heights, Mayfield, Mayfield Heights, Middleburgh Heights, Moreland Hills, North Olmsted, North Randall, North Royalton, Oakwood, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Twp., Orange, Parma, Parma Heights, Pepper Pike, Rocky River, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Strongsville, University Heights, Valley View, Walton Hills, Warrensville, Westlake, and Woodmere.

Service area

United States

Agency info

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court - Juvenile Division

Operates as a specialized Court of Common Pleas. Assumes responsibility for the arraignment, adjudication, and disposition of cases of unruly, delinquent, neglected, dependent, or abused children. Handles juvenile traffic cases.