Prof. Fortson talks to Anchorage School District social studies teachers about how the Alaska Youth Law Guide can help students

Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Justice faculty, recently spoke to Anchorage School District social studies teachers about the online resource, the Alaska Youth Law Guide: A Handbook for Teens and Young Adults.

At a faculty inservice , Prof. Fortson discussed how the guide can help Alaska youth understand legal issues and navigate the justice system.

The guide is a web project of the Alaska Bar Association Law Related Education (LRE) Committee, and has chapters on:

• Law Enforcement
• Sex, Drugs & Rock n' Roll
•  Entering the Real World
• Cars and Guns
• Family Life
• Schools
• Courts

The goal of the guide is to help young Alaskans understand the law and how it may affect them. It provides general information about many of the legal issues teens and young adults are likely to encounter, and resources for getting more information or assistance.