Youth courts encourage young people to develop rules that guide their behavior and to understand principles that build character and are common to our legal system. Effective training will ensure that youth volunteers will be successful in meeting these goals.
The Youth Court Training Package includes:
1. Guide for Trainers, with lessons for 4 youth court models on topics such as the American justice system, balanced and restorative justice, conducting a hearing, and deliberating on a disposition.
2. 4 Youth Volunteer Handbooks
a. Adult Judge Volunteer Handbook
b. Youth Judge Volunteer Handbook
c. Youth Tribunal Volunteer Handbook
d. Peer Jury Volunteer Handbook
3. Changing Lives: America's Youth Court, a short video introducing the concept of youth courts.
(Each of the above products is also available separately.)
This package also contains Technical Assistance Bulletins on Youth Courts and Youth Cases for Youth Courts.
This package was prepared by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education, with funds from the National Youth Court Center/American Probation and Parole Association; U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and the U.S. Department of Education.
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