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1-What is Law?
- Why do we need rules?
- Difference between rules and laws
- Causes of Crime
- Morals, values, and law
- Criminal vs. Civil law
- The Constitution and other sources of Criminal Law
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Why Do We Need Rules?
US Department of State—Civic Education
http://exchanges.state.gov/Forum/Journal/civ6activities.htm
Causes of Crime
Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/links/cja4/cja4_chp22.htm
The Constitution and other sources of Criminal Law
5th Amendment Rights
http://www.forwardthinkers-drthompson.com/adj3/miranda.htm
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Why Do We Need Rules?
Students will be introduced to the concept of rules in relation to their
daily lives.
Students will analyze the intended purpose of
rules that affects them.
Causes of Crime
Students will review the information and compare the
social and cultural causes to the individual and situational causes by
creating a graph.
The Constitution and other sources of Criminal Law
Students will research the case ruling pertaining to
Miranda from a specific perspective as they assume one of the following
roles: victim, investigating police officer, prosecutor, defense attorney,
judge, or defendant. Students will write their individual perspectives and
be prepared to defend them as we debate these issues and their respective
roles under the guidance of the U.S. Constitution.
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2-Crime
- Legal and Social Definitions
- Violations, Misdemeanors, and Felonies
- Ingredients of Crime
- Types of Crime
- Legal Defenses to Crime
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Types of Crimes
Anti-Defamation League
http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/default.asp
Legal Defenses of Crime
Legal Defenses
http://auden.webster.edu/~johnsdon/wqintro.html
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Types of Crimes
Students will review the
different symbols and numbers used by racists groups. Students will list
three symbols and numbers, explain what each symbolizes, and identify the
negative impact it has on society.
Legal Defenses of Crime
Students
will work in teams to determine and defend the legal position they will
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3-Serial Killers
- Serial Killer vs. Mass Murderer
- Research Project Report and Presentation
- Research PowerPoint Project and Presentation
- List of Serial Killers
- Charles Manson
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4-Police
- History
- Public Opinion
- Methods of Investigation
- Police Units
5-Police and the Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Search and Seizure
- Abuse and Corruption
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Public Opinion
McGraw Hill Online Learning
Center
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007241497x/student_view0/glossary.html
Methods of Investigation
Autopsy of a Murder
http://www.centredessciencesdemontreal.com/autopsy/
Search and Seizure
Search and Seizure Webquest
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/t3prod/liebermanwq2.html
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Public Opinion
Students will review the glossary and choose five terms
that influence public opinion of police officers and develop 2 strategies
for each on how police can use those terms to change a negative public
opinion to a positive public opinion.
Methods of Investigation
Students, in groups, will access
the website and complete the interactive investigation of a murder mystery.
Search and Seizure
Students in
teams will complete the webquest using the links provided.
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6-The Court System
- Investigation and Arrest
- Two Court System
- Pre-Trial Process
- The Jury
- Trial Process
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Investigating and Arrest
League of Women Voters in New York State
http://www.lwvny.org/League_Study/Arrest%20to%20Sentencing/discussion_guide.htm
Two Court System
Federal Court System
http://www.uscourts.gov/
New York Court System
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/
Trial Process
Hawaii Friends and Law Related Education
http://www.hawaiifriends.org/mtproced.html
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Investigation and Arrest
Students will determine whether or not racial and
economic factors impact the treatment of individuals from arrest to
sentencing in the criminal justice system in New York and determine their
views by answering the questions then reviewing the pros and cons for each
point.
Two Court System
Students will draw a flow chart comparing the different
levels of courts in the federal and New York court systems.
Trial Process
Students
will develop a trial using the format from the website
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7-Corrections
- Sentencing
- History of Punishment in the United States
- Prisons
- Parole
- Alternatives to Prison
- Mandatory Minimums and other controversial issues
- Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)
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Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons
www.bop.gov
New York State
Department of Corrections
http://www.docs.state.ny.us/faclist.html
Alternative to Prisons
Wikipedia-Articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_abolition_movement#Prison_reforms_and_alternatives
Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
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Prisons
Students will compare the federal and state
correctional system and create a jail cell replica of one a jail cell that
if they were falsely imprisoned, they would consider the most humane.
Alternatives to Prison
Students, in groups, will be given a side to argue.
After reviewing the information from the website, students are to develop on
3 major points to be debated against the opposition.
Death Penalty
Students
will compare the characteristics of death row inmates and develop a
foundation of belief about the death penalty.
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8-Juveniles and the Law
- History of Juvenile Law
- What is delinquency?
- Rights of Juveniles
- Juvenile Detention Centers
- Juveniles and the Death Penalty
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History of Juvenile Law
New York Correction History Society
http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/djj/djj20yrs3.htm
Rights of Juveniles
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human
Rights
http://193.194.138.190/html/menu3/b/h_comp37.htm
Juveniles and the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=205&scid=27
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History of Juvenile Law:
Students will explore where the juvenile system
originated and how it has progressed.
Rights of Juveniles:
Students will list and explain the 10 most important
aspects of juvenile rights.
Juveniles and the Death Penalty:
Students
will compare the states that have executed juveniles and what ages and race.
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