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Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs
Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Mar. 31, 2010
ANNOTATION: This guide is necessary “to equip juvenile justice agencies with baseline information that will aid them in developing, implementing, and enhancing teen court programs as a viable alternative for juvenile offenders in their communities” (p.x). Ten chapters comprise this publication: an overview of the teen court concept; organizing the community; legal issues for teen courts; developing a program purpose, goals, and objectives; determining a target population and designing a referral process; designing program services; developing a program model and procedures and implementing effective case management practices; recruiting, using, and training volunteers; examining human and financial resource issues; and program evaluation. Appendixes include: Teen Court Directory; sample resources for program development and implementation; sample teen court program brochures; sample courtroom protocol; sample volunteer resources; and sample program evaluation resources.
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