After many years of implementation and research in the field of law-related education (LRE), certain approaches and techniques have been shown to be effective in reaching desired ends (i.e., influencing young people's knowledge, skills, and attitudes).

When designing your law-school based Street Law program, Street Law, Inc. encourages you to keep the following seven best practices in mind:

1. Focus on essential LRE knowledge and skills
   
2. Select and present materials judiciously
   
3. Provide a sufficient quantity of instruction
   
4. Use hands-on, active teaching strategies
   
5. Create repeated opportunities for students to interact with community resource people
   
6. Actively involve school (or site) administrators
   
7. Create support networks for teachers

For more information on best practices, click on the following:

• Best Practices in Law-Related Education Working Paper: This draft examines the research in law-related education concerning best practices, as well as effective practices for designing prevention programs and staff development trainings.
• The Promise of Law-Related Education as Delinquency Prevention: This paper documents how law-related education has contributed to delinquency prevention and future steps necessary to fulfill the potential of law-related education.