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The following online training lessons, audio teleconferences, and video teleconferences are designed to assist youth volunteers in youth courts in performing their youth court roles more effectively. Check out the lessons and be sure to
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Online Lessons Getting the Most Out of the Deliberation Process!! Training jurors and judge panelists how to deliberate is an essential component to every youth court program. Recognizing that understands that sometimes it is not always feasible to conduct onsite training seminars for new volunteer jurors or panelists, these online lessons were created to educate youth court volunteers, especially new jurors and judge panelists, on issues they should consider to help them determine a fair, constructive, and restorative disposition for youth court defendants or respondents. Important Note: Before a youth volunteer can take the lesson(s), he/she must obtain a volunteer access code from his/her youth court coordinator. For a youth court coordinator to receive a volunteer access code, he/she must register for an Administrative Access Area on the “Getting the Most Out of the Deliberation Process” main page. This Administrative Access Area will allow youth court coordinators to know which of their volunteers have registered to take the lesson(s) and view their lesson results. Preparing for Your Case This section is designed to assist youth court attorneys in preparing for their youth court cases. It offers helpful information and resources to assist youth in gathering and analyzing case information, preparing questions to ask during hearings, and writing opening and closing statements. Web Search: What do Our Laws and Policies Say About Underage Drinking? (link) Street Law, Inc. has developed a new online lesson to provide youth court administrators with another option for helping to teach the young people in their courts about the effects of underage drinking. The lesson is geared to middle school and high school students. While it was primarily developed to be used as sentencing options for respondents, the lesson also can be used to train youth court volunteers. This online lesson guides youth as they conduct research on the Internet about laws relating to: a) underage drinking and alcohol-related driving, b) other risks of underage drinking (not related to driving), and c) programs and laws available in their state that attempt to reduce underage drinking. Each of the three sections of the online lesson prompts youth to record their answers and ideas on handouts provided in the lesson. They are instructed to take their answer sheets back to their youth court administrator, so the youth court administrator will know the young person has completed the assignment. Audio Teleconferences Making Evaluation for Youth Court Simpler Using Performance-Based Measures All parts of government and private agencies are facing hard decisions on how to spend scarce dollars. Therefore, the need to justify the value of the services that youth courts provide is becoming more important with each passing day. The way to demonstrate the value of youth court is through meaningful evaluation. Yet, evaluation doesn't always have to be time intensive or costly. Using performance-based measures, youth courts can assess both process and outcomes without great expense and without employing outside expertise. This audio teleconference gives youth court coordinators the knowledge to articulate and demonstrate, in an objective manner, what their youth court has to offer so that the public and funding sources will be willing to support and dedicate money to the program. Effective Strategies for Searching for Youth Court Funding and Writing Grants One of the questions the National Youth Court Center is asked most often is "Where can I find funding for my youth court program?" Unfortunately, there is no one 'magic' source of funds for youth courts. However, because of the appeal and myriad benefits and services that youth courts provide, there are numerous potential funding streams to which programs can apply. Fundraising can be a time-consuming task, and program staff often have many other responsibilities that compete for their time and energy. To help facilitate the fundraising process, this interactive audio teleconference, with optional webcast, gives youth court coordinators information on how to locate possible funding sources and plan for program sustainability, as well as provide tips on how to write effective grants. |