Part 2: Protection or Punishment?

Note: These recommended Web sites have been checked for availability and for advertising and other inappropriate content. Because Web sites' policies and content change frequently, however, we suggest that you preview the sites shortly before using them.

Activity 2A: Intake

Video: Intake (10:18)

http://vimeo.com/channels/lawandjustice

Warm-Up Activities for Creating Safe Spaces

"I Come From." The warm-up activity suggested in Activity 2A was developed by Sarah McArdell Moore, Madison, Wisconsin.

http://teachingliterature.pbworks.com/w/page/24002178/Warm-up%20activities%20(chapter%2010%20activities)

"Discussion Starters: Living in a Multi-Faith Society," Diversity and Dialogue

www.diversityanddialogue.org.uk/files/living_in_a_multifaith_society.pdf

"Warm-Up Activities," Better Language Teaching www.betterlanguageteaching.com/esl-activities/85-warmup-activities

 

Activity 2C: Making Decisions

Example of Youth Court

McCullum Youth Court is a restorative solution for youth offenders run entirely by and for youth.

www.youthcourt.org/Default.aspx?pageId=684999

Extension: Exploring Local Diversionary Options

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY), Oakland, CA
http://www.rjoyoakland.org/about.php

McCullum Youth Court, Oakland, CA
http://www.youthcourt.org/myc-history

Students may also watch a video about McCullum Youth Court (17:15)
http://www.youthcourt.org/Default.aspx?pageId=684999

San Diego Juvenile Drug Court, San Diego, CA
http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1685724&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives (VIDA), Los Angeles, CA
http://www.vida.la/intro.php

Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND), Alhambra, CA
http://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/mpgProgramDetails.aspx?ID=47
http://tnd.usc.edu/overview.php

State-by-State Information on Juvenile Justice Policies and Practices

National Center for Juvenile Justice
State Juvenile Justice Profiles
www.ncjj.org/

National Association of Youth Courts, Yout Courts Across the USA

www.youthcour.net/?page_id=3

Activity 2D: Comparing Perspectives

Resiliency
 
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Girls Study Group: Understanding and Responding to Girls’ Delinquency. January 2009. 

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/220124.pdf

Ally Jamieson, MSW. Resiliency and Protective Factors. Positive Human Development, Portland, Oregon, August 2010. www.positivehumandevelopment.com/uploads/1/0/0/4/1004952/ resiliency_and_protective_factors.pdf

Jeffrey M. Jenson and Mark W. Fraser. Chapter 1: A Risk and Resilience Framework for Child, Youth, and Family Policy. Social Policy for Children and Families. 2011.

www.sagepub.com/upm-data/37820_Chapter1.pdf

David Osher, Kimberly T. Kendziora, & others. "Growing Resilience: Creating Opportunities for Resilience to Thrive." Reaching Today's Youth, 3(4), 38-45, 1999.

http://cecp.air.org/resources/journals/RTY/resilience.asp

Joan Serra Hoffman. Youth Violence, Resilience, and Rehabilitation. LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2004.

www.amazon.com/Violence-Resilience-Rehabilitation-Criminal-Justice/ dp/1931202591#reader_1931202591