Mission Statement

The Lockport Young Adult Court (LYAC) Program seeks to diminish

criminal propensity and recidivism of young adults through intense

supervision, education, treatment, and judicial monitoring of Court

participants. This program will attempt to break the pattern of

behaviors which have caused these young adults to become

involved in the criminal justice system. The focus will be directed

upon instilling values of accountability and responsibility by

improving the personal and social aspects of each participant. This

goal will be accomplished through mandating and overseeing

linkages to appropriate programs, including: family counseling,

educational and vocational training, anger management, substance

abuse counseling, mental health counseling, first offender type

programs, and many other programs. The primary impact of the

LYAC Program will be on participants becoming productive,

responsible, adult members of the community, by teaching them

the skills necessary to conquer the issues which led them into the

criminal justice system, and ultimately bringing an end to their

criminal activity.