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Download full textNessel, Paula A. – 1996
Explaining that interest in law magnet programs has grown substantially in the 1990s, this ERIC digest analyzes these programs on the basis of information provided by 24 mostly urban magnet schools. The digest places law magnet programs within the broader context of law-related education (LRE). The primary purpose of law magnet programs is to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Law Related Education, Magnet Schools
Nessel, Paula A. – 1999
Teen courts have gained in popularity in the 1990s. These courts include youth courts, peer juries, peer courts, student courts, and other courts using juveniles to determine the sentences of juvenile offenders. The courts issue sentences that are carried out in a school or community setting and generally involve community service, jury duty,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Juvenile Justice, Law Related Education, Responsibility
Nessel, Paula A. – 2002
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…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Citizenship Education, Civics, Court Role
