NYCC Update Volume 2 Number 9


Volume 2, No. 9	September 2, 2004
If you would like to unsubscribe from the NYCC Update, please click here National Youth Court Month It's National Youth Court Month! The staff of the National Youth Court Center would like to thank all of the youth court staff and volunteers who work hard everyday to serve their communities and change lives of those around them for the better. Serving Communities, Changing Lives: Youth Court Success Stories A compilation of personal stories from current and past youth court volunteers, past youth court respondents, parents, and staff about their positive experiences with youth court. 2004 Volunteer Hall of Honor Listing of all the youth and adult volunteers nominated to the 2004 Volunteer Hall of Honor by their local youth court program. Youth Courts Plan Events to Commemorate National Youth Court Month Click here to find out the types of activities and events that local youth courts are planning during National Youth Court Month. Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities OJJDP’s Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority Submit a proposal to be a presenter at Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority, a national conference to be hosted by OJJDP and the Department of Education on December 6–8, 2004, in Washington, DC. Submissions are due Friday, September 10, 2004. 2004 Texas Teen Court Conference November 2-5, 2004. 2004 Teen Court Association of Texas State Conference hosted by Fort Worth Teen Court will be held at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The conference will offer presentations, panel discussions, and round table discussions. To download a registration brochure, click here. Reservation deadline is September 24, 2004. Announcements The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s New Web Site for Teens Promotes Understanding of Drug Abuse “NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse” is an interactive website for adolescents ages 11 through 15, as well as for their parents and teachers. The site delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body. Animated illustrations, quizzes and games are used throughout the website to clarify concepts, test the visitor’s knowledge, and make learning fun. Visit the site at http://teens.drugabuse.gov. Help the National Youth Court Center Update its Database! Everyone in the NYCC database will be receiving a Database Update Form in the mail within the next two weeks. We request that you complete and return the form in the self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 30, 2004. We need this information to assure our youth court listing and other contact information is accurate. Publications and Resources *New issue of In Session* online** The Summer 2004 issue of In Session is online and will be in the mail soon. This issue features several special features related to National Youth Court Month. To view the issue early, click here, or go to: http://www.youthcourt.net/Newsletter/2004SummerNL.pdf. Sample Forms for Daily Program Operation The NYCC has developed sample forms that local youth courts can download and customize. Sample forms online include staff and volunteer job descriptions; a volunteer application; volunteer, respondent, and parent satisfaction surveys; and client case information sheet. New forms will be added on an ongoing basis. If you’d like to see a specific type of form added, please let the NYCC know. In The News The following news articles on youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of August. For a listing of other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the “In the News” section of the NYCC website. Some of the postings on this site include: 08-22-04: Inner city youngsters face trial by teens http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1288379,00.html 08-18-04: Raiders Invite Youth Court to preseason opener http://www.raiders.com/newsroom/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=14121 08-14-04: Attorney fights to keep youth court alive http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/08/15/news/californian/ 20_22_068_14_04.txt Feedback We are always interested in your comments and ideas. Please contact us. Have things you would like us to include in future issues of the NYCC Update? Click here.	Sponsored by: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Operated by: American Probation and Parole Association POSTER SALE !!! For a limited time, buy 10 posters - get FIVE FREE!!! For details, click here Poster order form Encourage Others to Join! Increase support for your youth court on a local level by keeping your local stakeholders informed of what is going on nationally in the youth court field. Print a copy of this issue and distribute it to your advisory committee members, board of directors, and youth volunteers. Encourage them to visit www.youthcourt.net where they can register to receive a free copy.
Contact Us: National Youth Court Center Phone: 859-244-8193 c/o American Probation and Parole Association Fax: 859-244-8001 P.O. Box 11910 Email: youthcourt@ncjfcj.org Lexington, KY 40578 Main website: www.youthcourt.net Youth website: www.ycyouth.net

Volume 2, No. 9

September 2, 2004

If you would like to unsubscribe from the NYCC Update, please click here

National Youth Court Month

It's National Youth Court Month!

The staff of the National Youth Court Center would like to thank all of the youth court staff and volunteers who work hard everyday to serve their communities and change lives of those around them for the better.

Serving Communities, Changing Lives: Youth Court Success Stories

A compilation of personal stories from current and past youth court volunteers, past youth court respondents, parents, and staff about their positive experiences with youth court.

2004 Volunteer Hall of Honor

Listing of all the youth and adult volunteers nominated to the 2004 Volunteer Hall of Honor by their local youth court program.

Youth Courts Plan Events to Commemorate National Youth Court Month

Click here to find out the types of activities and events that local youth courts are planning during National Youth Court Month.

Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

OJJDP’s Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority

Submit a proposal to be a presenter at Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority, a national conference to be hosted by OJJDP and the Department of Education on December 6–8, 2004, in Washington, DC. Submissions are due Friday, September 10, 2004.

2004 Texas Teen Court Conference

November 2-5, 2004. 2004 Teen Court Association of Texas State Conference hosted by Fort Worth Teen Court will be held at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The conference will offer presentations, panel discussions, and round table discussions. To download a registration brochure, click here. Reservation deadline is September 24, 2004.

Announcements

The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s New Web Site for Teens Promotes Understanding of Drug Abuse

“NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse” is an interactive website for adolescents ages 11 through 15, as well as for their parents and teachers. The site delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body. Animated illustrations, quizzes and games are used throughout the website to clarify concepts, test the visitor’s knowledge, and make learning fun. Visit the site at http://teens.drugabuse.gov.

Help the National Youth Court Center Update its Database!

Everyone in the NYCC database will be receiving a Database Update Form in the mail within the next two weeks. We request that you complete and return the form in the self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 30, 2004.   We need this information to assure our youth court listing and other contact information is accurate.

Publications and Resources

New issue of In Session online

The Summer 2004 issue of In Session is online and will be in the mail soon. This issue features several special features related to National Youth Court Month. To view the issue early, click here, or go to: http://www.youthcourt.net/Newsletter/2004SummerNL.pdf.

Sample Forms for Daily Program Operation

The NYCC has developed sample forms that local youth courts can download and customize. Sample forms online include staff and volunteer job descriptions; a volunteer application; volunteer, respondent, and parent satisfaction surveys; and client case information sheet. New forms will be added on an ongoing basis. If you’d like to see a specific type of form added, please let the NYCC know.

In The News

The following news articles on youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of August. For a listing of other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the “In the News” section of the NYCC website. Some of the postings on this site include:

08-22-04: Inner city youngsters face trial by teens
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1288379,00.html

08-18-04: Raiders Invite Youth Court to preseason opener
http://www.raiders.com/newsroom/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=14121

08-14-04: Attorney fights to keep youth court alive
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/08/15/news/californian/
20_22_068_14_04.txt

Feedback

We are always interested in your comments and ideas. Please contact us.

Have things you would like us to include in future issues of the NYCC Update? Click here.

Sponsored by:

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Operated by:

American Probation and Parole Association

POSTER SALE !!!

For a limited time, buy 10 posters - get FIVE FREE!!! For details, click here

Poster order form

Encourage Others to Join!

Increase support for your youth court on a local level by keeping your local stakeholders informed of what is going on nationally in the youth court field.

Print a copy of this issue and distribute it to your advisory committee members, board of directors, and youth volunteers.

Encourage them to visit www.youthcourt.net where they can register to receive a free copy.

   Contact Us:
    National Youth Court Center                                                            Phone: 859-244-8193
    c/o American Probation and Parole Association                              Fax: 859-244-8001
    P.O. Box 11910                                                                                Email: youthcourt@ncjfcj.org
    Lexington, KY 40578                                                          Main website: www.youthcourt.net
                                                                                               Youth website: www.ycyouth.net