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National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association Web Site.
Provides resources for CASA volunteers, gives a brief history of the program, and highlights success stories.
Volunteer Management for Program Directors.
CASA.
This site provides resources for beginning a volunteer program, dealing with uncooperative volunteers, and general guidelines for creating a positive relationship between volunteers and supervisors.
A Manual for Increasing Diversity in CASA Programs.
National CASA Association (2006).
A manual detailing a plan to increase diversity in the Court-Appointed Special Advocates Program.
National CASA Association Volunteer Training Manual.
National CASA Association (2003).
Volunteer training manual for the National CASA Association, includes the role of the volunteer, how to maintain the proper relationship with the child, and principles that guide CASA work.
Flynn, Tracy.
Tips to Keep Volunteer Training Costs Down.
National CASA Association (2001).
A few tips for how to present quality volunteer training at the lowest possible cost.
Rubio, Dawn Marie.
Evaluation of the Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocates Program: Final Report.
Denver, CO: National Center for State Courts, Court Services Division (1999).
An NCSC evaluation of the impact of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program in Arizona. (KFA2494.5 .R83)
Lawry, M.
Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Abused and Neglected Children in Court.
National CASA Association (1997).
A history of the CASA program, its purpose, and several success stories.
Bogle,T. G.
Evaluation of the Virginia Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program: Abstract.
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (1996).
This report presents the methodology, findings, and recommendations from an evaluation of Virginia's Court-Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA).
Partin, Emmett M., and Lynn Shreve.
Final Report on Delaware Family Court Dissemination of Best CASA Models.
Delaware (1989).
A comparative analysis of six well established and well publicized CASA programs to determine the most effective programmatic features and to formulate a CASA model based on these elements which could be emulated by other programs. (KF337.5 .J88 P38 1989)
Standards and Guidelines for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Projects.
Topeka, KS: Office of Judicial Administration (1987).
A manual for Court Appointed Special Advocates. (KFK106 .S73)
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Forty-Sixth District Court Volunteers in Probation Training Manual.
Michigan 46th District Court.
This training manual provides information and guidelines that prepare volunteers to work in probation under the jurisdiction of the Michigan 46th District Court.
Clinton, W. Terry, III.
"Opening the Courts to the Community: Volunteers in Wisconsin Courts."
Bureau of Justice Assistance Bulletin (April 2000).
Lists and describes the twelve types of volunteer programs used in Wisconsin State Courts.
Lovko, Rae.
Court-Community Relations Survey: Final Report.
National Center for State Courts: Williamsburg, VA (April 1994).
Survey done of all fifty states in final report form done on community relations and projects. The purpose of these projects, such as "Meet Your Judges" forums, is to educate and forment public trust in the court system.
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Recruiting, Using, and Training Volunteers.
American Probation and Parole Association.
Taken from "Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs"
Jucovy, Linda.
Training New Mentors.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (March 2001).
This manual provides material for training new mentors, including suggested activities for two workshops that, together, require between 5 and 6 hours of training.
Jucovy, Linda.
Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers to Work with Youth.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2001).
Drawing on effective practices used by volunteer-based organizations and on research findings about mentoring, this manual describes recruitment strategies that programs can adapt to meet their particular circumstances.
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Volunteer Programs in the 19th Judicial District.
19th Judicial Circuit Court of Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois.
Provides information on volunteer opportunities within the courts.
Volunteers in the Courts News.
Wisconsin Court System.
Program which explores citizen volunteers in court-related work and the practical implications of expanding the role of volunteers in the court system. See also Volunteers in the Courts.
Maine`s Volunteers for Justice Program.
VolunteerSolutions.org (March 2003).
Statewide program that engages volunteers both within the court system and with non-profit legal service providers.
New Jersey Court Volunteer Services.
New Jersey Judiciary (2001).
Provides information on how volunteers can support the New Jersey judiciary.
Clinton, W. Terry, III.
"Opening the Courts to the Community: Volunteers in Wisconsin Courts."
Bureau of Justice Assistance Bulletin (April 2000).
Lists and describes the twelve types of volunteer programs used in Wisconsin State Courts.
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Working with Volunteers: A Training Model for Court Clerks.
Portland, ME: Administrative Office of the Courts (2002).
Provides model exercises to train court staff to work effectively with court volunteers. Suggests guidelines and activities to enhance volunteer supervision and provides solutions to problems that may arise when working with volunteers. Provides sample forms and surveys used in the Maine Volunteers for Justice program. (KFM526 .V6 W67 2002)
Gratch, Mary.
Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Training Program: Volunteer Manual.
Raleigh: North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, Guardian ad Litem Services Division (2000).
An extremely detailed volunteer manual for individuals in the Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer Program. (KFN7491 .M5 G83)
Guidelines for Best Practice.
Raleigh: North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, Guardian ad Litem Services Division (2000).
Provides guidelines and policy used in the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Division. Suggests procedures for recruiting, screening, training, and placing volunteers and outlines the volunteer’s role in the court system. Lists qualifications, standards, and duties for attorney advocates and the GAL district administrator. Suggests solutions to potential problems in the GAL program as well as information on personnel management and processing complaints. Provides sample documents used in the development of the NC GAL program. (KFN7491 .M5 G85 2000)
Robinson, Dianne.
Volunteers: How to Find, Train and Manage Them.
Washington, DC: Center for Community Corrections (2000).
Guides those responsible for managing volunteer programs in the criminal justice system by delving into the unique environment of volunteering in the courts and the issues that arise therein, such as confidentiality. (KF8807 .R63)
Larimore, Steven M.
Building an Effective Court Volunteer Program: The Coordinated Trial Courts of Contra Costa County`s Small Claims Advisor Volunteer Program.
(1998).
Detailed 52-page paper with appendices on how to plan and organize a court volunteer program. It uses the Contra Costa County’s Small Claims Advisor Volunteer Program as the dominant example, but the suggestions are universally applicable. (KFC985 .V6 L37)
Court Docent Handbook, California.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998).
This handbook provides an overview of the Los Angeles Municipal Court designed to help the court docents in becoming better acquainted with the Court and how it functions on a daily basis. (KFC985.V6 C68)
Volunteers in the Courts: Court-Related Volunteer Programs in Wisconsin.
Madison: State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Volunteers in the Courts, a Partnership for Justice (1998).
A catalog of Wisconsin programs that use volunteers in the court system. (KFW2910.5 .V6 C68 1998)
Volunteers in the Courts: A Development and Management Guide.
Washington, DC: American Association of Retired Persons (1996).
Provides a generic guide for developing and managing volunteer programs in courts. Gives a few model court volunteer programs along with sample forms to use in a volunteer program, such as a recruitment letter, application forms, time sheets, volunteer agreement forms, and training event timelines and worksheets. Outlines best practices for developing a volunteer component, and recruiting, placing, training, managing, and recognizing the volunteers. (KF8807 .V66)
Thommen, Kenneth, and Janet G. Cornell.
A Guide for Developing a Volunteer Guardianship Monitoring Program.
Phoenix, AZ: SJI/Guardianship Review Project (1995).
This focuses on volunteer guardianship monitors, not volunteer guardians. How volunteers are recruited managed, and recognized for services is discussed. (KF553 .T56 1995)
Haynes, Jacinda.
Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Training Manual for Family Law Cases.
Tallahassee: State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Office of the State Courts Administrator (1995).
Provides guidelines and procedures for Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program. Outlines the role of the GAL in family cases and includes sample orders and reports used in training and placing volunteers in family courts. Provides specific outlines detailing the various roles of the GAL as an investigator, protector, spokesperson, and reporter. (KFF91 .M5 H39)
The South Bay Municipal/Superior Court Volunteer Guide.
Chula Vista: California Superior Court (South Bay) (1995).
A manual for Court volunteers that teaches them everything from how to handle rude customers to the proper dress code. (KFC985 .V6 S68)
McCurley, Steve.
Recruiting Volunteers for Difficult or Long-Term Assignments.
Downers Grove, IL: VM Systems (1991).
Discusses the obstacles to recruiting long-term volunteers and how organizations can solve them. (HN49 .V64 M34 1991)
Schwartz, Michael A.
The State Office of Volunteerism Manual.
Trenton: New Jersey Office of Volunteerism (1989).
Discusses the need for a State Office of Volunteerism in New Jersey as well as explaining the functions, duties, and services of such an office. (HN49 .V64 S39)
Guidelines for the Effective Design and Management of Volunteer Involvement in Juvenile and Criminal Justice.
Milwaukee, WI: National Association on Volunteers in Criminal Justice (1988).
A manual written on the design and management of juvenile and criminal justice volunteer programs by individuals who have run such programs for years. (HV9303 .G842 1988)
Ellis, Susan J.
From the Top Down: The Executive Role in Volunteer Program Success.
Philadelphia: Energize Associates (1986).
A manual written specifically for top executives of organizations who utilize volunteers and how they can better involve themselves to improve volunteer effectiveness. (HN49 .V64 E44 1986)
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