Directions Initiative Materials Your initiative needs professional materials to support it. Create one or more relevant products that address all of the required elements:
Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the law enforcement branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
Juvenile Justice: School resource officers School-to-prison pipeline Juvenile rights Status offenses
Allied Professionals: Victim’s rights advocates Goodwill ambassadors Counselors / psychologists Community service professionals
- Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the courts branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
Juvenile Justice: Restorative justice Court process for juveniles Diversion / alternatives to arrest
Allied Professionals Guardians ad litem Witness protection Counselors / psychologists
- Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the corrections branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
Juvenile Justice: Juvenile parole/probation officers Separation from adults
Allied Professionals: Auditors Mental health counselors Contractors: Food services Medical services
- Explain how social media relates to communication skills that are important in your topic.
Who uses social media?
For what purposes do people use social media?
- Explain how active listening is a communication skill important in your topic.
Who should use active listening?
Why should active listening be used?
- Explain how cultural awareness is an important communication skill in your topic.
Why is cultural awareness important? What to Submit To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Initiative Materials For this initiative, choose the format that works best for you. This could include one or more of the following: poster, handout, presentation slides, brochure, visual or infographic, timeline, task cards, materials for a group activity, or video.
Supporting Materials The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Website: Create a Presentation in PowerPoint This resource provides support for creating presentation slides using PowerPoint.
Website: Timeline This website can be used to easily make an interactive timeline.
Website: Piktochart This website can be used to easily make an infographic or visual.