Youth courts, comprising teen courts, peer juries, peer courts, student courts, and other courts wherein juveniles sentence juvenile respondents, have rapidly gained popularity. In 1991 there were over 50 youth courts in 14 states. By 2002, the number of youth courts grew to more than 850 in 46 states and the District of Columbia. This digest discusses: (1) types and functions of youth courts; (2) the relationship of youth courts to law-related education; ( 3 ) student courts in schools; (4) educational effects of youth courts; and (5) the National Youth Court Center. (Contains 14 references.
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Chicago
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
"ED464023 - Youth Courts in Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest". Government.
U.S. Department of Education,
April 1, 2002.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED464023
APA
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
(2002, April 1).
ED464023 - Youth Courts in Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest.
[Government].
U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED464023
MLA
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
ED464023 - Youth Courts in Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest.
U.S. Department of Education,
(1 Apr 2002),
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED464023
Bluebook
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education, Youth Courts in Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest, GovInfo, (April 1, 2002),
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED464023
