Past Training Events

With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the American Parole and Probation Association conducted the following training seminars to help youth courts develop or enhance their programs: 

National Double Track Youth Court Trainings
(National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges)

• Las Vegas, Nevada on February 25-28, 2007

Implementing and Enhancing Teen Court Programs
(American Parole and Probation Association)

• Indianapolis, Indiana on June 26-27, 1995 

• Portland, Oregon on April 25-26, 1996 

• Albany, New York on October 21-22, 1996 

• Orlando, Florida on November 7-8, 1996 

• Bedford, New Hampshire on June 23-25, 1997 

• Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 30-July 2, 1997 

• Montgomery, Alabama on July 28-30, 1997 

• Anchorage, Alaska on October 20-22, 1997 

• Raleigh, North Carolina on November 19-21, 1997 

• Kansas City, Missouri on December 8-10, 1997 

• Salt Lake City, Utah on June 1-3, 1998 

• Cincinnati, Ohio on November 16-18, 1998 

• New Orleans, Louisiana on December 15-16, 1998 

• Phoenix, Arizona on June 2-4, 1999 

• Atlanta, Georgia on July 19-21, 1999 

• Mitchell, Indiana on January 11-13, 2000 (in conjunction with the Purdue 4-H Extension Services)

• Denver, Colorado on April 24-26, 2006

Applying National Guidelines in Youth Courts
 on a Local Level 

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 26-28, 2000 (Pilot Training Seminar) 

• Charleston, South Carolina on December 4-6, 2000 

• Kennebunkport, Maine on April 25-27, 2001 

• Oak Brook, Illinois on June 27-29, 2001 

Developing and Implementing Youth Court Programs

• New Orleans, Louisiana on July 23-25, 2001 (Specialized training seminar for Weed & Seed sites and Drug-Free Communities Support Program grantees) 

• San Diego, California on June 10-12, 2002 (Specialized training for Office of Justice Programs grantees)

Youth Courts: An Implementation Training Seminar

• Providence, Rhode Island on December 9-11, 2002

• Washington, DC on April 23-25, 2003 (specialized training for OJP grantees)

• Austin, Texas on June 4-6, 2003

• Nashville, Tennessee on September 22-24, 2003

• Anaheim, California on May 2-4, 2005

Professional Development Institute

• New York, New York on April 6-8, 2005

• Chicago, Illinois on December 5-7, 2005

• San Diego, California on June 14-16, 2006

Implementing and Enhancing Youth Court Programs

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 17-19, 2004

• Louisville, Kentucky on July 12-14, 2004

• Portland, Oregon on September 27-29, 2004

Restorative Justice and Youth Courts

• Wichita, Kansas on December 4-7, 2001

• Lexington, Kentucky on August 12-14, 2002

Evaluation and Grant Writing

• Indianapolis, Indiana on October 23-25, 2002

TEAM YC: Tools to Evaluate and Manage Youth Courts

• Lexington, Kentucky on January 27-28, 2003 and January 30-31, 2003 

Youth Court Training of Trainers, Professional Development Institute

• Oak Brook, Illinois on April 14-16, 2003

Audio Teleconferences

• Making Evaluation for Youth Courts Simpler Using Performance-Based Measures, July 15, 2003.
   
• Effective Strategies for Searching for Youth Court Funding and Writing Grants 

Satellite Videoconferences

• Youth Court: A Legal Guide for Getting Involved, September 19, 2003.  (Click here to watch this video online.)

National Conferences

The National Youth Court Center, with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, conducted two National Youth Court Conferences. Click on the conference date for highlights and past conference information. 

• National Youth Court Conference 2000
  Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 22-24, 2000

• National Youth Court Conference 2002
  Arlington, Virginia on April 14-16, 2002

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have sponsored past training programs.