Susan Buttle, youth court coordinator, guides the deliberations of teen …

Photo by Geoffrey Hauschild | published: March 9, 2010

Susan Buttle, youth court coordinator, guides the deliberations of teen jurors from area high schools at the Mahoning County Juvenile Court in the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center on East Scott Street. After a defendant admits guilt, a jury of teen peers hears evidence, deliberates and renders a binding sentence. Ten other Ohio counties have teen courts.