Harris County Juvenile Probation Department

Death or Adulthood
DOA allows certain at-risk juveniles to visit the county morgue to create awareness of the consequence of gang activity and drug use.

Therapeutic Counseling
Professional, licensed therapists provide counseling to probationers and their families.

Drug Free Youth Program
Certified alcohol and drug abuse Counselors are stationed in all satellite offices by the Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs to intervene with those who have substance abuse problems.

Educational Workshops
Workshops for youths and families on various topics.

Early Termination
A voluntary program that may shorten probationary periods.

MADD Victim Impact Panel
Workshops for probationers and families intended show the real consequences of drinking and driving presented by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Peer Pressure Workshops
Workshops presented by the Houston Police Department on positive and negative effects of peer pressure.

Prohibited Weapons Workshops
Houston Police Department workshops that teach consequences of possession of illegal weapons.

Restitution
Community service work by probationers at sites throughout the county arranged by juvenile probation coordinators. Financial restitution is also received.

TDCJ Outreach
Youth visit the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Program Justice in Sugar Land and Dayton to learn the realities of prison life. Inmates with Operation Kick-it visit probation units with their drug prevention program.

Vision Care
University of Houston, School of Optometry screens and examines youth providing glasses and treatment.

Wings
Educational specialists advocate for juveniles to keep them in school, to reinstate them if expelled or to arrange completion of GED requirements and career planning.