Colorado § 19-2.5-1408 - Victim-offender conferences - pilot program.
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§ 19-2.5-1408. Victim-offender conferences - pilot program.
The division of youth services is authorized to establish a pilot program, when funds become available, in its facilities to facilitate victim-initiated victim-offender conferences whereby a victim of a crime may request a facilitated conference with the juvenile who committed the crime, if the juvenile is in the custody of the division of youth services. After such a pilot program is established, the division of youth services may establish policies and procedures for the victim-offender conferences using volunteers to facilitate the conferences. The volunteers shall complete the division of youth services' volunteer and facility-specific training programs and complete high-risk victim-offender training and victim-advocacy training. The division of youth services shall not compensate or reimburse a volunteer or victim for any expenses. If a pilot program is available, and subsequent to the victim's or the victim representative's request, the division of youth services shall arrange a conference only after determining that the conference would be safe and only if the juvenile agrees to participate. The purposes of the conference are to enable the victim to meet the juvenile, to obtain answers to questions only the juvenile can answer, to assist the victim in healing from the impact of the crime, and to promote a sense of remorse and acceptance of responsibility by the juvenile that may contribute to the juvenile's rehabilitation.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 682, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-311 as it existed prior to 2021.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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