National Double Track Youth Court Training

Posted by on March 12, 2007

New United States Department of Justice Announcement

Federal Youth Court Program announces upcoming
National Double Track Youth Court Training
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
June 10-13, 2007

On June 10-13, 2007, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges are sponsoring the National Double Track Youth Court Training.

Track one is designed for those jurisdictions interested in establishing a youth court program and for new adult youth court and teen court staff and volunteers.

Track two is designed for experienced youth court staff and adult volunteers who seek new and innovative strategies and techniques to enhance existing local youth court and teen court programs.

Early registration is recommended, as space is limited to 180 participants.

Resources and National Training Registration:

To obtain additional information about this training session and register online, visit http://www.youthcourt.net/training_ta/current.htm.

The Federal Youth Court Program is administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. This program provides overall national coordination, training and technical assistance, publications, and a wide range of other services to the now over 1,210 local youth court and teen court programs in the forty-nine states and the District of Columbia. Current partner agencies include the American Bar Association, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center which administers the federally funded and sponsored National Youth Court Task Force Project to establish the new National Association of Youth Courts in 2007.

For more information on the Federal Youth Court Program; how to keep updated on local, state and national youth court and teen court initiatives and news – get connected today and subscribe to the “Monthly E-Update: NAYC News” and the “Quarterly Newsletter: In Session.” Please log on to http://www.youthcourt.net.