Participants
Youth participated in two of the community engagements organized by Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico team used purposive and convenience sampling to identify and recruit these youth participants. The team identified and reached out to two different youth groups:
- A Boys and Girls Club chapter from the municipality of Carolina
- A class of students from the Crearte school in San Juan, an alternative school that uses creative arts and other non-traditional educational approaches for at-risk youth
Communication Examples
The Puerto Rico team had previous interactions with the youth groups, and reached out to them directly via telephone and follow-up contacts via e-mail.
Correspondence includes descriptions of:
- The overall purpose of the engagement project
- The topics of discussion proposed activities, the desired outcomes of the engagement
- The context of the engagement activities
- Proposed dates, times, and locations of the engagement sessions
- Contact information for RSVPs or questions
View samples of the emails used by the Puerto Rico team to invite collaboration with the youth groups and see how they incorporated the key elements of such an invitation.
Possible Youth-Friendly Incentives
When offering incentives, it is important to consider the characteristics of the engaged public, as well as to consider each jurisdiction’s resources, institutional norms, and regulations.
- Refreshments served at the engagements (e.g., pizza, chips, snacks, drinks)
- National Center for State Courts graphic novels explaining the functions of the courts
- Small gifts (e.g., pens, erasers, USB sticks)