PROGRAM PROVIDERS

The major agency participants in the CARTEENS program are:

1)      Ohio 4-H Program

2)      Ohio Highway Patrol

3)      Pike County Juvenile Court

In general, 4-H will be responsible for program management and evaluation.  The Ohio Highway Patrol’s involvement will also help to establish better communication with an appreciation for police authority.  It will help to remove the fear factor, instill respect and promote the humanization factor.

The Pike County Juvenile Court  will be responsible for all referrals to the program.  The procedure will be to Court order first time traffic offenders into the program as part of their disposition.  They will be given an information sheet about CARTEENS with the date, time and place for their participation.  The Court will keep a list of those individuals for attendance verification.

Additionally, the Court will be responsible for housing the program, and for follow-up on those who fail to attend.  No-shows will be addressed through further Court remedies to include reassignment or a Court re-appearance before the Judge/Magistrate.  It may be necessary in some extreme cases to temporarily suspend a violator’s license until CARTEENS program participation has been met.  Nevertheless, the main objective is to have the child participate in the program.