Street Law at the UW School of Law

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The goals of the Street Law program for high school students include:

to provide a practical understanding of law and the legal system useful to students in their everyday lives;
to improve understanding of the fundamental principles and values of our Constitution, laws and legal system;
to promote awareness of current legal issues and controversies;
to encourage effective citizen participation in our legal system;
to bring about greater justice, tolerance, and fairness;
to develop a willingness and an ability to resolve disputes through informal and, where necessary, formal resolution mechanisms;
to improve basic skills including critical thinking and reasoning, communication, observation, and problem solving;
to examine and clarify attitudes toward the role that law, lawyers, law enforcement officers and the legal system play in our society; and
to expose students to the many vocational opportunities within the legal system.

Last updated 11/5/2009