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Supportive School Discipline Webinar Series

Sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and

Health and Human Services

Using Youth Courts as a Supportive School Discipline Practice

May 29, 2013

Additional Resources

From the Center for Court Innovation

Panel Discussion on School-Based Youth Courts

Listen to high school staff and administrators at the Center's Youth Courts in Schools: A Peer-Based Approach to Discipline symposium discuss how introducing a school-based youth court affected their institutions. The discussion includes information about getting a youth court up and running, the challenges associated with operating a youth court, and the benefits of youth courts for participants, respondents, and the larger school community.

Youth Court Planning Guide (PDF)

A comprehensive framework for starting a school- or community-based youth court from scratch. The guide provides an overview of the youth court model and prompts planners to consider, examine, and decide on all elements of a youth court’s operation, from staffing to referrals to sanctions.

1. Youth Court Training Curriculum (PDF)

A complete curriculum for training young people to serve on a youth court. The curriculum includes over 23 classroom hours, broken into 50-minute lesson plans. Download includes introductory information and a sample lesson plan; contact us for the complete curriculum.

Creating a Youth Court Operations Manual (PDF)

A guide for practitioners, this resource is intended to help existing youth courts document, standardize, and maintain the high quality of their programs and help planners of new youth courts develop all of the policies and procedures necessary for a successful program.

Operations Manual Workbook (MS Word)

This document allows youth courts to create their own operations manual using the template illustrated in the Creating a Youth Court Operations Manual publication.

From the National Association of Youth Courts

1. In Selected Topics on Youth Courts: A Monograph

a. Addressing Truancy in Youth Court Programs (PDF)

Provides an overview of the scope of the problem of truancy, benefits for addressing truancy in youth courts, effective strategies to implement when working with truants, and possible benchmarks for youth courts to use when measuring success in truancy reduction efforts.

b. An Overview of School-Based Youth Court Program Design Options (PDF)

Discusses the structure of school-based programs as depicted in these interviews, and provide suggestions for individuals who are interested in implementing a school-based youth court program in their community.

2. Youth Court: A Community Solution for Embracing At-Risk Youth - A National Update (PDF)

Study designed to provide policymakers and citizens with a better understanding of youth courts and their role as an effective component of the country’s network for delinquency prevention, early intervention, and civic engagement.

From the Dane County TimeBank (Madison, WI)

1. Youth Court Flyer (PDF)

2. Youth Court Adult Facilitator Guidelines Prep Deliberation (PDF)

3. Youth Court Advocate Judge Script (PDF)

4. Youth Court Bullet Points for New Jurors (PDF)

5. Youth Court Confidentiality Form (PDF)

6. Youth Court Exit Interview Questions (PDF)

7. Youth Court Foreperson Question Prep Checklist (PDF)

8. Youth Court Jury Foreperson's Instructions and Protocol (PDF)

9. Youth Court Sentencing Options (PDF)

10. Youth Court Statistics for School Year 2011–12 (PDF)

From the Pima Prevention Partnership (Tucson, AZ)

1. Teen Court in the Schools Manual: A Resource Guide for Implementing a Middle School Teen Court Program (PDF)

a. Appendices (PDF)

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