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Course 4: Youth Partnership and Positive Youth Justice

In this online inter­ac­tive course, par­tic­i­pants explore the core prin­ci­ples and prac­tices of Pos­i­tive Youth Jus­tice (PYJ), a strengths-based, rela­tion­ship-focused approach to work­ing with youth in the jus­tice sys­tem. PYJ is ground­ed in broad­er con­cepts of youth voice and pos­i­tive youth devel­op­ment and is cen­tral to pro­ba­tion transformation. 

What You Will Gain From This Course 

🗣️ Shift the Nar­ra­tive about Young People 

  • Dis­cov­er how brain devel­op­ment dri­ves behavior.
  • Under­stand risk-tak­ing and teenage decision-making.
  • Make sense of the gap between what teens know and how they act.

🎤 Cen­ter Youth Voice and Leadership 

  • Uncov­er the unique growth poten­tial of adolescence.
  • Learn from mul­ti­me­dia case studies.
  • Take away clear, prac­ti­cal strategies.

🧩 Put Pos­i­tive Youth Jus­tice into Practice 

  • Explore con­crete strate­gies that sup­port youth development.
  • Embrace the role of pro­ba­tion offi­cer as coach.
  • Build strong, trust-based rela­tion­ships using five key elements.

Explore the Course 

In their own words: what is positive youth justice?

In their own words: what is pos­i­tive youth justice? 

Hear what pos­i­tive youth jus­tice means to folks. 
Watch Positive Youth Justice in action

Watch Pos­i­tive Youth Jus­tice in action 

Watch how pos­i­tive youth jus­tice pri­or­i­tizes long-term growth over short-term compliance. 
Meet the Peo­ple Behind the Course 
Lead Con­tribut­ing Experts 
David Muhammad David Muham­mad — Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, Nation­al Insti­tute for Crim­i­nal Jus­tice Reform
Miracle Te’o Mir­a­cle Te’o — Alum­na, The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juve­nile Jus­tice Youth Advi­so­ry Coun­cil; Co-Founder, San­ta Clara Coun­ty Cal­i­for­nia Youth Advi­so­ry Council
Miguel Garcia Miguel Gar­cia — Alum­nus, The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juve­nile Jus­tice Youth Advi­so­ry Council
Design Team 
  • Lyn­nell John­son — Instruc­tion­al Design­er, Harley Con­sult­ing Group
  • Tara Layne — Instruc­tion­al Design­er, Harley Con­sult­ing Group
  • Annie Sal­sich — Con­sul­tant, Harley Con­sult­ing Group
  • Jacque­line Skapik — Con­sul­tant, Harley Con­sult­ing Group

Learn more about oth­er courses. 

Get guid­ance on how to use the courses. 

Ready to get started? 

Reg­is­ter now to access the course and explore how Pos­i­tive Youth Jus­tice sup­ports long-term growth for young people. 

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APPA

Earn 1.5 APPA Con­tact Hours

The Amer­i­can Pro­ba­tion and Parole Asso­ci­a­tion (APPA) has approved this course for 1.5 APPA con­tact hours. Indi­vid­u­als who com­plete this course may be eli­gi­ble for pro­fes­sion­al learn­ing or con­tact hours, depend­ing on the require­ments of their juris­dic­tion and role. Com­ple­tion cer­tifi­cates can be sub­mit­ted through the appro­pri­ate local process for cred­it consideration.