Practice standards/guides
Active Listening & Building Connection with Clients: 4 Sentences That Can Help
This resource provides suggested language for questions and phrases that can help attorneys build rapport...
Categories: Confidentiality, Information Sharing, Legal Representation, Practice standards/guides
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SB 166 – Bill re Training Juvenile Delinquency Attorneys
SB 166 requires Judicial Council to establish minimum hours of training and education necessary in...
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SB 166 Fact Sheet: Training for Juvenile Delinquency Attorneys
Factsheet for SB 166 that would require Judicial Council to establish minimum hours of training...
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Public Records and Freedom of Information Act Requests – Power Point Presentation
Power point presentation on how public records and Freedom of Information Act requests can be...
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What Defenders Can Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure
National Juvenile Defender Summit handout focusing on youth with serious mental health needs.
Categories: Mental health needs, Practice standards/guides
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MacArthur Foundation Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network – Power point Presentation
Power point presentation on JIDAN and what it has done in California so far.
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What Can Public Defenders Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure
Two page list of what public defenders can do to reduce placement delay and placement...
Categories: Placement delay, Practice standards/guides
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Youth Participation in Court Hearings
In recent years, courts and child welfare systems around the country have recognized the importance...
Categories: Foster care, Juvenile records/court proceedings, Practice standards/guides
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Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska
This report assessing Nebraska’s system of child representation was released on January 9, 2010. The...
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Kleppe v. Superior Court of Marin County and Marin County Petition
The Youth Law Center filed Kleppe v. Superior Court of Marin County and Marin County...
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