Students are selected by their teacher. Students are required to submit a term paper by the end of the school year. The teacher will take full responsibility for evaluation and grading of the report. A courtesy copy of the report is provided to the courts to assist in program evaluation. Events are carefully selected to insure the students' safety and to protect the confidentiality of criminal cases.
Parental approval is required to ride-along with a police officer.
The Taking the Courthouse to the Schoolroom web site provides an electronic bridge between the courthouse and the schoolroom. Students, teachers, and parents have the ability to send electronic mail to any of the team members or to sign up for any of the program activities. An Electronic Bridge to the Courtroom - Students, teachers, and parents can access a virtual courtroom to learn how a courtroom operates. An email message center is being developed to allow students to send E-mail to a judge to obtain information about our justice system. Electronic mail is monitored by the courts' criminal division manager and will be screened to make sure all transmissions are intended to provide educational assistance about our legal system.