Youth and the Law from Colorado Courts

Use the following web resources from the Colorado State Judicial Branch for your next project relating to youth.

(1.) Click Lists of Laws and choose one of the following from the “Selected Laws” dropdown menu:

• Age of Majority
• Alcohol and Youth
• Bikes, Skateboards and Skates
• Cars, Youth, and Traffic Laws
• Curfew Laws
• Disturbing the Peace
• Drugs and Youth
• Emancipation
• Ethnic Intimidation
• Fights and Fighting
• Forgery
• Gangs
• Graffiti
• Harassment
• Juvenile Court
• Littering
• Loitering
• Lottery and Gambling
• Noise Ordinances
• Parents’ Rights and Responsibilities
• Sexual Offenses
• Smoking
• Stolen Property
• Theft
• Vandalism
• Work, Work Permits, and Taxes

Review the full-text of laws cited within these categories in the Colorado Revised Statutes. At the top, click “Advanced Search” and at the next screen, click “Colorado Revised Statutes” in the left frame until it turns gray. Type the Colorado Revised Statute citation (e.g., 13-22-101) in the “containing this exact phrase” field and click SEARCH.

(2.) Translate specialized legal terms with the Glossary.

(3.) Use Links to websites by clicking on a category tab for each:

EDUCATORS:

Landmark Cases - http://www.landmarkcases.org
Street Law - http://www.streetlaw.org
National Council for Social Studies - http://www.socialstudies.org
Constitutional Rights Foundation - http://www.crfc.org/lessons
Columbia Education Center - http://www.col-ed.org
Center for Civic Education - http://www.civiced.org

MEDIA:

ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com
News and Newspapers Online - http://library.uncg.edu/news
CNN Student News - http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi
National Public Radio - http://www.npr.org
Time for Kids - http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK
USA Today Education - http://www.usatodayeducate.com/wordpress

YOUTH:

NCPC's Teens, Crime, and the Community Initiative - http://www.nationaltcc.org
U.S. Government Kids Corner - http://www.kids.gov
White House for Kids - http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/