How to teach civics in school
Legislators and educators are trying to revive an important subject
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Teen courts help to keep kids out of juvenile court system
In mock courtrooms supervised by a local judge, first-time teen offenders face a jury of their peers and receive sentences that often keep them in school and out of the juvenile justice system for minor crimes.
Read MoreChief Justice Appoints Judicial Officers to Power of Democracy Steering Committee
State and federal jurists named to two-year terms.
Read MoreNew class at Berkeley High takes aim at the justice system
Students get front row seat to the justice system in new year-long class.
Read MoreYouth Program Lets Teens Take the Reins of State Government
The program teaches teens about the processes of state government by letting them build one and run it over a four-day weekend, out of the actual state Capitol building and the nearby convention center. This year there are nearly 3,500 students, or delegates, attending.
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