The following are compilations of responses received over the past several years from youth court coordinators when asked questions related to youth court program operations via the Youth Court Coordinator Email Group.

Please note: Contact information listed on the responses below may be outdated.  For up-to-date contact information for youth court programs, click here.

Topics:

Funding:

Funding for School-Based Programs (05/05)
Funding (03/04)
Funding (10/03)
Funding (08/02)
Funding (06/00)
Evaluation:

Program Evaluation (11/01)

Program Operations:

NEW - Sentencing Guidelines for School Offenses (01/06)

NEW - Student Court as an Elective Class (01/06)

Search Institute's Developmental Assets (11/05)

Increasing Referrals (06/05)

Educational Workshops (01/05)

Ways to Track Program Information (12/04)

Program Growth (11/04)

Community Service Coordinator (11/04)

Charging Administrative Fees (10/3)

Defining Justice (10/03)

Insurance for Youth Court Programs (11/02)

Assessing Cases for Youth Court (08/02)

Cost Effectiveness of Youth Court Compared to Juvenile Court (08/02)

State Youth Court Standards (03/02)

Code of Conduct (12/01)

Accepting Referrals from Schools (11/01)

Insurance for Youth Court Staff Members (11/01)

Transferring Cases to Other Jurisdictions (10/01)

Appeals Process (04/00

Respondent and Sentencing Issues:

NEW - Bullying Cases (03/06)
Offenses Not Accepted (11/05)
Screening Youth (06/05)
Referrals to Juvenile Drug Court (05/05)
Online Education Information (04/05)
Teen Court for Civil Cases (03/05)
Working With Respondents with Mental Health Issues (06/04)
Working With Respondents Age 16-18 (10/03)
Handling Truancy Offenses (06/03)
Handling Tobacco Offenses (10/02)
Range of Community Service and Jury Duty Hours Given to respondents (07/02)
Community Service Options (11/01)
Parenting classes (11/01)
Handling Traffic Offenses (07/01)
Peer Pressure Workshops (04/01)
Preemptory Challenges (11/00)

Volunteer Issues:

Home Schooled Volunteers (05/05)
Restorative Justice Model (06/05)
Prayer in Court (04/05)
Juvenile Arrest Data (12/04)
Suing Youth Court Because of Confidentiality Breach (02/04)
Peer Mentoring (10/03)
Jury Duty - What Happens When There Aren't Enough 
Cases to Keep Volunteers and Respondents Busy? (09/03)
Volunteer Commitment (10/02)
Volunteers Who Break the Law (09/02)
Scholarships (08/02)
Training Volunteers to Handle Assault Cases (03/02)
Confidentiality Breaches (11/01)
The Effects of Youth Court on Volunteers (05/01)
Youth Advisory Boards and Committees (03/01)
Youth Judges (12/01) 
Volunteer Retention (05/00)
Peer Mediation (05/00)
School Credit (04/00)

Responses are the opinions of the individuals responding and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, positions, or policies of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Association of Youth Courts