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Newsletter - In session
Funded by OJJDP, In Session, is a newsletter that is published for youth court coordinators, volunteers, and others interested in youth court programs. Each issue of In Session contains valuable information about publications, resources, and training offered by the National Association of Youth Courts, articles on current youth court issues, updates about www.youthcourt.net, and more!

In Session is mailed to everyone on the National Association of Youth Courts' mailing list. Links to the current issue of In Session and to past issues appear below.  

Current Issue

Summer 2009
Highlights from this issue:

  • JJDPA celebrates its 35th anniversary
  • Positive reactions from NAYC's Salt Lake City Training
  • Volunteering in America
  • What Student Court did for me...
  • Los Angeles Teen Court Conference 2009
  • Kids Count Data Center released


  • Past Issues

    Winter 2009
    Highlights from this issue:

  • South Dakota celebrates NAYC's "Marlene Todd Day"
  • Introduction to Program Administrator
  • Highlights of successful Albuquerque conference
  • Youth Court Awards 2008 in Clinton County, NY
  • Chicago youth program makes a difference for "Johnny"


    Fall 2008
    Highlights from this issue:
  • NAYC Mission Statement & Objectives
  • NAYC General Membership Conference Announced in Albuquerque, NM
  • Local Teen Courts celebrate local accomplishments
  • Want to join NAYC?? Easiest ways to do so


  • Fall 2007
    Highlights from this issue:

    • National Youth Court Conference announced
    • Placer County, CA Peer Court recognized
    • "Youth in the Spotlight" are highlighted
    • National Association of Youth Courts Trustees & Executive Committee

    Summer/Fall 2006
    Highlights from this issue:
    • NCJFCJ assumes leadership role for the federal government on youth court issues
    • National Youth Court month celebrations- 2006 Volunteer Hall of Honor
    • Highlights from National Youth Court Movement 1994 - 2006
    • US Senate passes resolution designating September 2006 as National Youth Court Month

    Winter 2006
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Planning for National Youth Court Month
    • Street Law develops new lessons for educating youth about the effects of underage drinking
    • Youth Volunteer spotlight featuring articles about from youth's perspectives

    Fall 2005
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Highlights from the National Youth Court Initiative 1994-2005
    • Summary of what youth courts did to celebrate National Youth Court Month
    • Youth Corner featuring articles about from youth's perspectives

    Summer 2005
    Highlights from this issue:
    • AYPF Releases a New Study on Youth Courts
    • YC Announces Two New Publications
    • Youth Courts Celebrate National Youth Service Day

    Winter/Spring 2005
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Youth Courts Pass the 1,000 Mark
    • Retailers and Theft: The Price Youth Court Pays
    • A Conversation with Jodee Blanco - Anti-Bullying Author and Activist

    Fall 2004
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Urban and rural perspectives on youth courts
    • State youth court news
    • National Youth Service Day

    Summer 2004
    Highlights from this issue:
    • National Youth Court Month
    • Youth Court Success Stories
    • Volunteer Hall of Honor

    Spring 2004
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Strategies for Responding to Truancy in Youth Courts
    • Youth Courts in Kansas and California Use Peer Process to Address Truancy

    Fall/Winter 2004
    Highlights from this issue:
    • "I Will Not Divulge..." Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality in Youth Courts
    • The Importance of Ethical Standards in Youth Courts

    Spring/Summer 2003
    Highlights from this issue:
    • A National Overview of Youth Courts
    • National Youth Service Day
    • NYCC Focus Groups Meet in Kentucky

    Winter 2003
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Weed and Seed and Youth Courts - A Perfect Match
    • 2002: The Year in Review
    • Youth Volunteers are Asked, "Why Volunteer for Youth Court?"

    Fall 2002
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Youth court funding
    • School-based youth courts

    Summer 2002
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Program evaluation
    • National Youth Court Conference 2002 highlights

    Spring 2002
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Program evaluation
    • Youth court legislation

    Winter 2002
    Highlights from this issue:
    • TEAM YC: Tools to Evaluate and Manage Youth Courts
    • Youth court jury process

    Fall 2001
    Highlights from this issue:
    • 2002 12-Month Public Service and Awareness Campaign
    • National Youth Network Retreat

    Summer 2001
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Training of youth court volunteers
    • Recruiting and retaining volunteers

    Spring 2001
    Highlights from this issue:
    • Restorative justice
    • A youth volunteer's perspective on teen court