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This Missouri law-related education (LRE) guidebook for judges visiting classrooms and class visits to courtrooms is premised upon the belief that partnerships between judges and teachers will foster civic competence in students, help students avoid legal problems, enhance higher level skills such as analytical thinking, and increase students' respect for the law. Included in the booklet are guidelines for courtroom visits, classroom visits, and samples lesson plans for judges and teachers. Suggested lesson plan topics and lesson plans explained in the guidebook are: (1) "First Amendment and Teenagers"; (2) "How Are Jurors Chosen?" (3) "Every Bully Has a Right to an Attorney"; (4) "An Introduction to Juvenile Justice"; (5) "When Are Juveniles Treated as Adults?" and (6) "You Be the Sentencer!" The guidebook also contains a sample lesson plan using a videotape and a list of recommended LRE resources, including descriptions of videotapes, available from the Missouri Bar. (LH)