Staff Development and Training Opportunities
The national Youth for Justice projects provide national and regional training in LRE techniques to educational, legal, law enforcement, and juvenile justice professionals. “Training of trainers” classes prepare experienced LRE teachers to teach education and legal professionals how to engage students in LRE activities. These classes convene selected State LRE project staff members and experienced LRE teachers for leadership training on the programs and products developed by Youth for Justice. Participants are expected to train others in their States. Other training, specific to certain instructional materials developed by the national projects, is described in the sections that follow. Additional training, staff development, and networking opportunities are provided through conferences such as the Law-Related Education in Juvenile Justice Settings Conference and the Youth for Justice State Directors’ Meeting (both described below) and the National Law-Related Education Leadership Conference.The Law-Related Education in Juvenile Justice Settings Conference provides the opportunity for administrators, educators, and other professionals involved in juvenile detention and diversion programs to collaborate with State and national Youth for Justice projects to implement LRE strategies in their unique settings.3 Program funding supports a limited number of scholarships for conference participants. A followup practitioner’s institute is planned for conference participants who demonstrate that they already have significant LRE programs in place in their juvenile justice settings.
At the Youth for Justice State Directors’ Meeting, directors of State LRE centers share successes and challenges and learn about opportunities to strengthen their programs by participating in Youth for Justice. State and national project staff lead sessions that present innovations and achievements of sponsored programs, grant-funded opportunities available to State projects (e.g., youth summits or intensive technical assistance), and topics at the cutting edge of the LRE field, such as using technology to expand projects’ outreach.
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