Law-Related
Education (LRE)
is defined as "education to equip nonlawyers with
the knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the
legal process, and the legal system, and the fundamental
principles and values on which these are based." (Law-Related
Education Act of 1978). As such, it is provided
for adults as well as for youth. However, one of
its
greatest benefits is the positive effect it can
have on at-risk youth who have an opportunity to
interact
constructively with resource persons and prosocial
adults.
More generally,
LRE seeks to help youth become citizens who contribute
positively to their
communities
through the development of beliefs and values
that support and underlie the rule of law, in addition
to obtaining the necessary LRE knowledge and
skills.
The Nebraska
State Bar Foundation has been
designated as the State Center for Law-Related Education
in Nebraska by Youth
for Justice, a cooperative program supported by
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
of the United States
Department of Justice. The Foundation sponsors the
Nebraska High School Mock Trial Project,
Reaching the Age of Majority booklet, and various
Law Day celebration activities as wells as newly
emerging LRE programs and projects.
-
impressing upon 10,000 students annually their
rights and responsibilities as adults in a free
society A committee of attorneys, college professors,
government agency personnel, and others annually
review this booklet. Volunteer lawyers also
make classroom presentations.
- providing Law Day lessons for
1,500 educators; providing a forum for 300 students
who choose to express their ideas about liberty and
the law through the Essay Contest The Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
presents awards to winners. County and District Court
judges visit participating classrooms.
Law-Related
Education (LRE)
is defined as "education to equip nonlawyers with
the knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the
legal process, and the legal system, and the fundamental
principles and values on which these are based." (Law-Related
Education Act of 1978). As such, it is provided
for adults as well as for youth. However, one of
its
greatest benefits is the positive effect it can
have on at-risk youth who have an opportunity to
interact
constructively with resource persons and prosocial
adults.
