NYCC Update Volume 2 Number 10


Volume 4, No. 4	April 5, 2006
Encourage others to subscribe! Forward this message to others you think would be interested so they can subscribe to the NYCC Update. Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities Attend the NYCC’s 3^rdProfessional Development Institute, San Diego, California The National Youth Court Center is pleased to announce its 3^rd Professional Development Institute will be held on June 14-17, 2006 in San Diego, CA at the Wyndham San Diego at the Emerald Plaza. This seminar is designed for staff and others affiliated with active youth, teen, peer, or student court programs to provide them with more advanced training on youth court and related topics. Visit www.youthcourt.net for a schedule of events and a list of workshop topics. Register by April 21, 2006 to take advantage of the discounted registration rate. Registration Deadline: May 12, 2006 Lifesavers 2006 Conference The 2006 Lifesavers Conference will be held April 9-11, 2006 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.lifesaversconference.org. NCJFCJ Announces Juvenile Justice Training May 7-10, 2006 The National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention announce the Graduated Sanctions in Juvenile Justice: A National Training May 7-10, 2006 in Las Vega, Nevada. For more information visit www.ncjfcj.org and click on “Conferences.” Are you planning a training event or conference? The NYCC can provide youth court resources for you to distribute at your training events and conferences. Contact us at 859-244-8193 or via email at youthcourt@ncjfcj.org for more information. Resources Street Law, Inc. Develops New Lessons for Educating Youth About the Effects of Underage Drinking Street Law, Inc. has developed new lessons to provide youth court administrators with another option for helping to teach the young people in their courts about the effects of underage drinking. The lessons are geared to middle school and high school students. While they were developed to be used as sentencing options for respondents, the lessons also can be used to train youth court volunteers on these issues. Web Search: What do Our Laws and Policies Say About Underage Drinking? This lesson is web-based. Youth court administrators can assign youth respondents or volunteers to complete this lesson online using resources from the Internet. The online lesson guides youth as they conduct research on the Internet about laws relating to: a) underage drinking and alcohol-related driving, b) other risks of underage drinking (not related to driving), and c) programs and laws available in their state that attempt to reduce underage drinking. Each of the three sections of the online lesson prompts youth to record their answers and ideas on handouts provided in the lesson. They are instructed to bring their answer sheets back to their youth court administrator. This will let their youth court administrator know who completed the assignment. Reducing Underage Drinking: What do We Think Works? This lesson is designed as a highly interactive classroom lesson for youth to do together as a group. It was created as a supplemental lesson to the online lesson to help reinforce learning give youth a chance to share and apply what they learned in the online lesson. The group lesson also prompts students to personalize the problems of underage drinking and to evaluate programs designed to reduce underage drinking. This lesson is being incorporated into a revised version of Street Law for Youth Courts: Educational Workshops that will be reprinted and posted on the Internet this spring. However, for immediate access to this lesson, you can download it at: http://www.youthcourt.net/Street_Law/Handouts/Classroom _lesson_plan.pdf Funding Opportunities Office for Victims of Crime Grant Opportunities Available Since November 2002, the OVC has offered grants to grassroots, community, victim organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to victims of crime. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide up to $5,000 in funding to grassroots community-and-faith based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery. For more information log onto http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov. Scholarships and Awards Idea of America Essay Contest The Idea of America Essay Contest is open to current high school juniors or home school students between the ages of 16 and 18 who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. You must submit an essay that examines the historical debate over the benefits and disadvantages of adopting the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and answers the following question “Are the freedoms named in the First Amendment fundamental and if so why?” Deadline is April 19, 2006. For more information, visit their website at http://www.neh.gov/wtp/essay/index.html Connect for Kids Essay Contest “Do you feel U.S. high schools support the academic social needs and interests of today’s students well? Why or why not?” Students ages 14 to 18 are eligible to write an essay that answers the question above. Four winners will receive a cash prize of $100. To obtain rules for completing or submitting essay please visit http://www.connectforkids.org. Deadline is Friday, May 5, 2006. Presidential Freedom Scholarships The Presidential Freedom Scholarships are currently available for the 2006 program year. This program, administered by Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service provides Presidential recognition and a $1,000 college scholarship to high school juniors and seniors for their leadership in community service. Students must complete at least 100 hours of community service to be eligible for the scholarship. The postmark deadline to submit certification forms is May 12, 2006. For more information, visit: www.nationalservice.gov/scholarships. Optimist International Essay Contest The Optimist International Essay Contest is open to students who are under the age of 19 as of December 31 of the 2005-2006 school year. To be considered, students must write a 400-500 word essay on the topic “I’m Unique Because…” First place winners will receive $5,000, second place $3,000, and third place $2,000. In addition, first place winners along with their parents will receive a paid trip to the 2006 Optimist International Convention. Deadlines vary. Log onto http://www.optimist.org for further information. Announcements Assistant Attorney General Schofield Releases National Report On March 27, 2006 in Denver, CO, at the National Conference on Juvenile Justice, Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, released “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report.” Published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of juvenile crime and the justice system’s response. This report (NCJ 212906) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov. Joining Forces During National Youth Violence Prevention Week The Guidance Channel. and National Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), organizations are planning a week of educational and public awareness campaigns that highlight the roles that students play in making their communities and schools safer. National Youth Violence Prevention Week (April 3-7, 2006). The National Youth Court Center is sponsoring day four, Support Safety Day, For more information on suggested activities for National Youth Violence Prevention Week please log onto www.youthcourt.net. The NYCC Wants to Know What you are Doing for National and Global Youth Service Day The National Youth Court Center distributed 81 mini-grants this year for the purchase of supplies and materials to be used to conduct community service projects during National and Global Youth Service Day (April 21-23, 2006). Please keep the NYCC up to date about your projects and remember to send pictures from your event. Also, please visit http://www.YSA.org/nysd/partner/profile/login.cfm to register your service project enabling Youth Service America to highlight your project through their media campaign. Disseminate Free National & Global Youth Service Day Materials 2006 National & Global Youth Service Day Planning Tool Kits, Service-Learning Curriculum Guides, and Posters are available in print and for download. Order free copies to disseminate to your affiliates at http://www.ysa.org/nysd/resource/nysd_resources_parent.cfm or email this link to your affiliates. The planning tool kit is a comprehensive guide to help project planners identify their projects, recruit volunteers, generate media attention, raise funds and more. The Service-Learning Curriculum Guide contains eight lessons to develop students’ project management skills while planning projects for National and Global Youth Service Day. Classroom Posters are colorful tools to recruit volunteers and decorate project sites. The back of the poster contains a guide for teachers and activity sheet for students. National Crime Victims Rights Week April 23-29, 2006 Each April since 1981 the OVC has helped individuals across the nation observe National Crime Victims Rights Week. For more information on what you can do visit www.ovc.gov. State Farm® Announces State Farm Youth Advisory Board State Farm® is proud to establish the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, charged with helping State Farm leadership design and implement a signature service-learning initiative. Members of this Board will play an important leadership role in creating and overseeing a $5 million/year signature service-learning initiative which will address pressing issues of importance to State Farm and communities across America. State Farm leadership and some of its key national service-learning and education partners will help select a diverse group of approximately 30 young people ages 17-20 (applicants must turn 17 by 6/30/06 and not turn 20 until after 6/30/06) to serve on this State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Applications are due April 28th. For more information about State Farm’s Youth Board, visit: http://www.statefarm.com/sfyboard.htm. In The News The following news articles on youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of March. For a listing of other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit “In the News” section of the NYCC website. Some of the postings on this site include: 03-30-06: Teen Court resumes in Wabash County http://www.wabashplaindealer.com/articles/2006/03/31/ local_news/local2.txt 03-29-06: Skateboarders have their day in Teen Court http://www.indeonline.com/left.php?ID=6346&r=1&Category=1 03-25-06: Extension Service cites Wells King as Volunteer of Year http://www.roxboro-courier.com/newsnowstories/ts032506-4.htm 03-23-06: Coordinator Gave All to Teen Court http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/opinion/444386mtnoped03-23-06.htm 03-23-06: Teens judge their peers in court http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/ 03/23COURT.html 03-22-06: Gonzales schools considering teen court http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/local/local/story/3395153p-3926969c.html 03-22-06: Youth to try their peers in new court http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91~3 089~3273560,00.html 03-21-06: Teen Violence: A Community Challenge http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=03-17-06&storyID=23667 03-17-06: Youth Court honors awarded http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=461839&category=SARATOGA&BCCode=& newsdate=3/17/2006 03-14-06: Teen Court to get funds for rest of year http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/ 14093668.htm 03-11-06: Tearful goodbye as PA Teen Court Judge leaves for Dallas http://www.panews.com/articles/2006/03/11/front/keyright.txt 03-09-06: Local Teen Court to Appear in National Video http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=9313 03-07-06: Using Peer Pressure to Keep Kids Out of Trouble http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=abc7_focus&id=3971391 03-06-06: Teen Court provides "last chance" http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060303/NEWS02/603030321/1009 03-01-06: Consultant discusses restorative justice, a way to help convicted criminals return to productive society http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2006/03/01/news/local_news/1013422.txt 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 Department of Education POSTER SALE !!! While supplies last, buy posters at reduced prices!!! For details, click here Youth Court Version Sold Out Poster order form Encourage Others to Join the more than 4,000 persons who receive the NYCC Update each month! 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
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Volume 4, No. 4

April 5, 2006

Encourage others to subscribe! Forward this message to others you think would be interested so they can subscribe to the NYCC Update.

Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

Attend the NYCC’s 3^rdProfessional Development Institute, San Diego, California

The National Youth Court Center is pleased to announce its 3^rd Professional Development Institute will be held on June 14-17, 2006 in San Diego, CA at the Wyndham San Diego at the Emerald Plaza. This seminar is designed for staff and others affiliated with active youth, teen, peer, or student court programs to provide them with more advanced training on youth court and related topics. Visit www.youthcourt.net for a schedule of events and a list of workshop topics.

Registration Deadline: May 12, 2006

Lifesavers 2006 Conference

The 2006 Lifesavers Conference will be held April 9-11, 2006 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.lifesaversconference.org.

NCJFCJ Announces Juvenile Justice Training
May 7-10, 2006

The National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention announce the Graduated Sanctions in Juvenile Justice: A National Training May 7-10, 2006 in Las Vega, Nevada. For more information visit www.ncjfcj.org and click on “Conferences.”

Are you planning a training event or conference?

The NYCC can provide youth court resources for you to distribute at your training events and conferences. Contact us at 859-244-8193 or via email at youthcourt@ncjfcj.org for more information.

Resources

Street Law, Inc. Develops New Lessons for Educating Youth About the Effects of Underage Drinking

Street Law, Inc. has developed new lessons to provide youth court administrators with another option for helping to teach the young people in their courts about the effects of underage drinking. The lessons are geared to middle school and high school students. While they were developed to be used as sentencing options for respondents, the lessons also can be used to train youth court volunteers on these issues.

Web Search: What do Our Laws and Policies Say About Underage Drinking?

This lesson is web-based. Youth court administrators can assign youth respondents or volunteers to complete this lesson online using resources from the Internet. The online lesson guides youth as they conduct research on the Internet about laws relating to:

a) underage drinking and alcohol-related driving,
b) other risks of underage drinking (not related to driving), and
c) programs and laws available in their state that attempt to reduce
underage drinking.

Each of the three sections of the online lesson prompts youth to record their answers and ideas on handouts provided in the lesson. They are instructed to bring their answer sheets back to their youth court administrator. This will let their youth court administrator know who completed the assignment.

Reducing Underage Drinking: What do We Think Works?

This lesson is designed as a highly interactive classroom lesson for youth to do together as a group. It was created as a supplemental lesson to the online lesson to help reinforce learning give youth a chance to share and apply what they learned in the online lesson. The group lesson also prompts students to personalize the problems of underage drinking and to evaluate programs designed to reduce underage drinking.

This lesson is being incorporated into a revised version of Street Law for Youth Courts: Educational Workshops that will be reprinted and posted on the Internet this spring. However, for immediate access to this lesson, you can download it at: http://www.youthcourt.net/Street_Law/Handouts/Classroom
_lesson_plan.pdf

Funding Opportunities

Office for Victims of Crime Grant Opportunities Available

Since November 2002, the OVC has offered grants to grassroots, community, victim organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to victims of crime. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide up to $5,000 in funding to grassroots community-and-faith based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery. For more information log onto http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

Scholarships and Awards

Idea of America Essay Contest

The Idea of America Essay Contest is open to current high school juniors or home school students between the ages of 16 and 18 who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. You must submit an essay that examines the historical debate over the benefits and disadvantages of adopting the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and answers the following question “Are the freedoms named in the First Amendment fundamental and if so why?” Deadline is April 19, 2006. For more information, visit their website at http://www.neh.gov/wtp/essay/index.html

Connect for Kids Essay Contest

“Do you feel U.S. high schools support the academic social needs and interests of today’s students well? Why or why not?” Students ages 14 to 18 are eligible to write an essay that answers the question above. Four winners will receive a cash prize of $100. To obtain rules for completing or submitting essay please visit http://www.connectforkids.org. Deadline is Friday, May 5, 2006.

Presidential Freedom Scholarships

The Presidential Freedom Scholarships are currently available for the 2006 program year. This program, administered by Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service provides Presidential recognition and a $1,000 college scholarship to high school juniors and seniors for their leadership in community service. Students must complete at least 100 hours of community service to be eligible for the scholarship. The postmark deadline to submit certification forms is May 12, 2006. For more information, visit: www.nationalservice.gov/scholarships.

Optimist International Essay Contest

The Optimist International Essay Contest is open to students who are under the age of 19 as of December 31 of the 2005-2006 school year. To be considered, students must write a 400-500 word essay on the topic “I’m Unique Because…” First place winners will receive $5,000, second place $3,000, and third place $2,000. In addition, first place winners along with their parents will receive a paid trip to the 2006 Optimist International Convention. Deadlines vary. Log onto http://www.optimist.org for further information.

Announcements

Assistant Attorney General Schofield Releases National Report

On March 27, 2006 in Denver, CO, at the National Conference on Juvenile Justice, Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, released “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report.” Published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of juvenile crime and the justice system’s response. This report (NCJ 212906) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov.

Joining Forces During National Youth Violence Prevention Week

The Guidance Channel. and National Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), organizations are planning a week of educational and public awareness campaigns that highlight the roles that students play in making their communities and schools safer. National Youth Violence Prevention Week (April 3-7, 2006). The National Youth Court Center is sponsoring day four, Support Safety Day, For more information on suggested activities for National Youth Violence Prevention Week please log onto www.youthcourt.net.

The NYCC Wants to Know What you are Doing for National and Global Youth Service Day

The National Youth Court Center distributed 81 mini-grants this year for the purchase of supplies and materials to be used to conduct community service projects during National and Global Youth Service Day (April 21-23, 2006). Please keep the NYCC up to date about your projects and remember to send pictures from your event.

Also, please visit http://www.YSA.org/nysd/partner/profile/login.cfm to register your service project enabling Youth Service America to highlight your project through their media campaign.

Disseminate Free National & Global Youth Service Day Materials

2006 National & Global Youth Service Day Planning Tool Kits, Service-Learning Curriculum Guides, and Posters are available in print and for download. Order free copies to disseminate to your affiliates at http://www.ysa.org/nysd/resource/nysd_resources_parent.cfm or email this link to your affiliates.

The planning tool kit is a comprehensive guide to help project planners identify their projects, recruit volunteers, generate media attention, raise funds and more. The Service-Learning Curriculum Guide contains eight lessons to develop students’ project management skills while planning projects for National and Global Youth Service Day. Classroom Posters are colorful tools to recruit volunteers and decorate project sites. The back of the poster contains a guide for teachers and activity sheet for students.

National Crime Victims Rights Week April 23-29, 2006

Each April since 1981 the OVC has helped individuals across the nation observe National Crime Victims Rights Week. For more information on what you can do visit www.ovc.gov.

State Farm® Announces State Farm Youth Advisory Board

State Farm® is proud to establish the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, charged with helping State Farm leadership design and implement a signature service-learning initiative. Members of this Board will play an important leadership role in creating and overseeing a $5 million/year signature service-learning initiative which will address pressing issues of importance to State Farm and communities across America.

State Farm leadership and some of its key national service-learning and education partners will help select a diverse group of approximately 30 young people ages 17-20 (applicants must turn 17 by 6/30/06 and not turn 20 until after 6/30/06) to serve on this State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Applications are due April 28th. For more information about State Farm’s Youth Board, visit: http://www.statefarm.com/sfyboard.htm.

In The News

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

03-30-06: Teen Court resumes in Wabash County
http://www.wabashplaindealer.com/articles/2006/03/31/
local_news/local2.txt

03-29-06: Skateboarders have their day in Teen Court
http://www.indeonline.com/left.php?ID=6346&r=1&Category=1

03-25-06: Extension Service cites Wells King as Volunteer of Year
http://www.roxboro-courier.com/newsnowstories/ts032506-4.htm

03-23-06: Coordinator Gave All to Teen Court
http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/opinion/444386mtnoped03-23-06.htm

03-23-06: Teens judge their peers in court
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/
03/23COURT.html

03-22-06: Gonzales schools considering teen court
http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/local/local/story/3395153p-3926969c.html

03-22-06: Youth to try their peers in new court
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91~3
089~3273560,00.html

03-21-06: Teen Violence: A Community Challenge
http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=03-17-06&storyID=23667

03-17-06: Youth Court honors awarded
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=461839&category=SARATOGA&BCCode=&
newsdate=3/17/2006

03-14-06: Teen Court to get funds for rest of year
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/
14093668.htm

03-11-06: Tearful goodbye as PA Teen Court Judge leaves for Dallas
http://www.panews.com/articles/2006/03/11/front/keyright.txt

03-09-06: Local Teen Court to Appear in National Video
http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=9313

03-07-06: Using Peer Pressure to Keep Kids Out of Trouble
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=abc7_focus&id=3971391

03-06-06: Teen Court provides "last chance"
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060303/NEWS02/603030321/1009

03-01-06: Consultant discusses restorative justice, a way to help convicted criminals return to productive society
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2006/03/01/news/local_news/1013422.txt

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

Department of Education

POSTER
SALE !!!

While supplies last, buy posters at reduced prices!!! For details, click here

Youth Court Version Sold Out

Poster order form

Encourage Others to Join the more than 4,000 persons who receive the NYCC Update each month!

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

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