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Education in a Juvenile Justice Setting: Materials From the Building Justice in Our Communities, U.S. Attorneys/LECC Coordinators Seminar, San Diego, Calif., October 11-14, 1994

NCJ Number
160597
Date Published
1994
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This document presents an overview, guidelines, and materials to assist the development of law-related education programs for juvenile detainees in a juvenile facility in Louisiana.
Abstract
The program is designed to make youth think about why society needs law; why certain conduct is illegal; and the consequences of illegal activity to themselves, other people, and society. Teaching is done by Assistant United States Attorneys, other attorneys, and Federal and local police. The first step in establishing a program is to set up a meeting between representatives of the United States Attorneys and personnel at one or more of the local juvenile detention facilities to discuss implementing a program through the school program normally offered to juvenile detainees. The next step is to establish a committee to review available resources from existing law-related education programs and to design and implement the program. Volunteers require training. Scheduling can be done by the LECC Coordinator. The manual includes an overview of law- related education, basic and advanced lessons related to juvenile justice, a table of contents to the Juvenile Justice Plan Book, a form for tracking volunteer participation, and an address list of OJJDP State coordinators.