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7th grade criminal justice - law lesson pdfs
Ancient Rome: Twelve Tables of Roman Law Using Classroom as Courtroom
This is my favorite lesson for teaching about Ancient Rome, and it's the favorite of many other teachers as well. You receive a four-six hour unit plan for studying ancient Roman law through engagement and interaction between the teacher and the class and classmates themselves.
More importantly, it is a complete set of plans for active and exciting learning that involves creating a mock Roman courtroom in your classroom (based on historical fact) and judging up to THREE real court trials from
Grades:
5th - 10th
Info Reading Text - Jury Duty Bundle (no prep/sub plans)
In this bundle you will receive 4 informational text articles related to Jury Duty. Each article includes questions and an answer key. Also included is a crossword puzzle and word search activity. The following titles are included in this bundle:How are juries chosen? Jury deliberationCriminal trialsHow juries workA 22 term crossword puzzleA 22 term word searchA great way to introduce these topics to your class!!Perfect for Substitute Teacher Plans!!Excellent for textbook replacement or supple
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6th - 12th
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Introduction Trial Activity
Students will get a hands-on introduction to Walter Dean Myers' award-winning book, Monster.
Students will work through a mock-trial style activity where they are introduced to the juvenile justice system, court procedures, and rights of the accused just as they will see in Monster.
Students will create an appeal for a client and present their appeal based on court documents and case files. Great for critical thinking skills, group work, informational text analysis, and presentation skills.
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6th - 10th
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Forensics Unit 1 Bundle: Introduction to Forensics & the Law (7 Products!)
Make teaching Forensics easy with this Unit Plan 1 bundle! SIOP, gifted, and differentiation strategies are embedded and easily identified throuought. Lessons are differnetiated accoding to learning style, grouping, and language ability. Both content and literacy standards as well as key vocabulary words, essential questions, activating strategies, instructional strategies, and summarizing strategies are included and highlighted. Unit plan contains links to resources! The Introduction to For
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
D.B. Cooper Unsolved Mystery Lesson
Full week lesson on the unsolved mystery of D.B. Cooper. What happened to D. B. Cooper?? This resource presents a non-fiction mystery in which students have to read to understand clues and piece this story together. Your students will talk about this lesson for months after! "D.B. Cooper” was the alias used by a still-unidentified man who, the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, hijacked a commercial airplane and extorted a ransom of $200,000. After receiving the money, Cooper parachuted from the pla
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3rd - 8th
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Miranda v. Arizona - Criminal Justice Worksheet and Answer Key
Crenshaw Criminal Justice Learning Tools Worksheets are designed to be an effective tool in the ongoing effort to encourage students to remain engaged with the information they are learning. The worksheets provided will: 1) Help students identify an underlying big picture, 2) Differentiate instruction, 3) Focus students’ attention, 4) Deliver and summarize content efficiently, and 5) Connect new information to previously covered material. This worksheet teaches students about Miranda v. Arizona,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Landmark CASE LAW Bundle
Virginia V. John Brown - Mock Trial
"We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable." Is conflict inevitable? John Brown tested this theory, but was he a Zealot or Terrorist? Was he a Hero or the Villain? Were John Brown's actions just or unjust? Students get to analyze both sides of this famous American abolitionist by putting John Brown on trial for his actions during the raid of Harpers Ferry through this fun Common Core activity. Students will analyze prima
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4th - 12th
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Bryan Stevenson TED Talk Guide | Racial Injustice
This resource from Miss Nightingale introduces learners to some hard truths about America’s justice system and complements Bryan Stevenson’s TED Talk, “We need to talk about an injustice.” This Product Includes:A student TED Talk guide - printer-friendly version (2 pages)A student TED Talk guide - Google Slides version (2 pages) that can be edited and used with Google Classroom.An answer key (2 pages) is included with this resource.A post-viewing Quote GuideA post-viewing Takeaways ActivityGen
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cyber Crimes
A summary of various types of cyber crimes and how forensics is adapting to the problem.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Loving Movie Worksheet - Civil Rights Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court loving
loving movie. worksheet. Loving Movie. Loving v. Virginia. Supreme Court. Loving is a movie about inter-racial marriage in the 1960's during the Civil Rights era. I love it for school because it shows the process of how a case gets to the Supreme Court, and how the local, state, and federal courts work. I also love the way that it shows struggles of inter-racial marriage. Loving is PG-13 (mostly for themes and language). I believe that it can be used to teach Civil Rights or the court system. Th
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6th - 12th
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Shoe Print Investigation Lab: Forensic Science Impression Evidence Activity
This fun and engaging lab activity gets your students analyzing physical/impression evidence with an easy, low prep, no mess shoe print lab! Students get to use their own shoe prints as part of the investigation while trying to match their classmates prints. Resource includes:- Teacher step-by-step directions - Supply list- PDF copy of student lab analysis paper and post lab questions- Google Docs downloadable version of student paper for immediate upload to Google Classroom (editable)Looking fo
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7th - 12th
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Diagramming Teeth: Finding the Criminal Dental Forensics lab activity
This is an engaging and interactive forensic science lesson on how to diagram teeth and then solve the mystery using those diagrams. You can use print outs for students to analyze and manipulate or upload the google slides version for students to diagram using the embedded drag and drop labels. Included:- Teacher instructions- Answer key- PDF student worksheet- Printable cards for students to examine and manipulate- Digital Google Slides student version ready to upload Looking for more Dental Fo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: *BUNDLE* Dental Forensic Science Activities
HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of President Zachary Taylor - Primary Source Analysis
For this installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE, students will examine primary and secondary source documents and use evidence from those documents to justify their claim concerning a 170-year-old mystery: Who Killed President Zachary Taylor?
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On July 4, 1850- after only 16 months in office- President Zachary Taylor was in the middle of a heated battle over slavery in the new territories. The "Compromise of 1850" and its controversial Fugitive Slave Act was tearing the nation apart. He
Grades:
7th - 12th
GUIDE TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF CRIME with Supplemental Worksheets
The guide provided is titled "General Guide to the Classification of Crime and Elements of Criminal Responsibility" and includes the following supplemental worksheets: 1) Learned Objectives, 2) Review and Problem-Solving, and 3) Workplace Application and Ethics. Also included are answer keys and a grading rubric.OUTLINE OF TOPICS COVERED:CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMESCriminal, Civil, and Moral ResponsibilityFelonies, Misdemeanors, and Petty OffensesBASIC ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL CULPABILITYTHE PHYSICAL AC
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
BASIC TRAFFIC STOP Lesson and Handouts
OBJECTIVEStudents will learn the procedures and importance of traffic stops and be able to demonstrate safe and effective mock traffic stops, while evaluating peer traffic stop performances.MATERIALS INCLUDED1. Article: Basic Traffic Stop2. Assessment: Basic Traffic Stop Test3. Checklist: Basic Traffic Stop WorksheetPresentation: Basic Traffic Stop PPT [INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE]INTERNET ACCESS MAY BE UTILIZED BUT IS NOT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.TIME FRAMEApproximately two or three 45 min
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Law Enforcement BASIC TRAFFIC STOP Lesson Bundle
Hot Coffee: Lesson, Viewing Guide with Pre/Post-Activity Guide, and Quiz
Unravel the complexities of tort law and its role in consumer rights with this comprehensive study guide for the eye-opening documentary "Hot Coffee". This guide is designed to engage students in critical thinking, discussion, and reflection about tort reform, consumer rights, and the judicial system, using the infamous McDonald's hot coffee case as a central study.Inside the guide:A Pre-Watching Activity introduces students to tort law and tort reform concepts and sets the stage with an overvie
Grades:
7th - 12th
Crime and Punishment Criminal Justice foldable Booklet (Forensic Science)
This is a great resource for your Crime & Punishment or Criminal Justice unit.It is a multi-page (2 double sided papers making 8 half pages) foldable booklet for your students to complete with your guidance. It covers the most common crimes, definitions, and examples, as well as different charges and examples of crimes that would qualify. This takes me about 2 - 45 minute class periods to complete with the students as the sections ignite some engaging conversations about the material.**NOTE*
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7th - 12th
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Terry v. Ohio - Criminal Justice Worksheet and Answer Key
Crenshaw Criminal Justice Learning Tools Worksheets are designed to be an effective tool in the ongoing effort to encourage students to remain engaged with the information they are learning. The worksheets provided will: 1) Help students identify an underlying big picture, 2) Differentiate instruction, 3) Focus students’ attention, 4) Deliver and summarize content efficiently, and 5) Connect new information to previously covered material. This worksheet teaches students about Terry v. Ohio, 392
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Landmark CASE LAW Bundle
BASIC TRAFFIC STOP - Criminal Justice Periodical
"Justice" is a periodical, or publication, that issues criminal justice, civic, and government related articles periodically throughout the school year. For purposes of classroom use, the periodicals provided by Crenshaw Criminal Justice Learning Tools, covers events and information more quickly and concisely than books or magazines and facilitates awesome classroom discussion.The article provided is titled "BASIC TRAFFIC STOP". Enjoy and spread the word about "Justice".
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bowling for Columbine: Lesson Viewing Guide with Pre/Post-Activity Guide, & Quiz
Documentary Subject: An incisive and provocative examination of the causes and implications of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The film delves into America's relationship with guns, exploring the issues of gun control, violence, and fear in American society.Product Description: Engage your students in a critical analysis of gun control and violence in America with this comprehensive study guide for the groundbreaking documentary, "Bowling for Columbine." Throug
Grades:
7th - 12th
MOCK TRIAL Lesson and Handouts
THE STATE v. GOLDI LOCKOVERVIEWThrough participation in a MOCK TRIAL students are given a hands-on opportunity to examine legal processes and issues, while they develop important critical thinking and presentation skills through the examination of a hypothetical legal case. Teams try their cases – from opening statements, through direct and cross-examination, to closing arguments, each team has its own attorneys and witnesses and must be ready to present either side of the case.This is a fun moc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crips and Bloods: Lesson, Viewing Guide with Pre/Post-Activity Guide, and Quiz
Embark on a deep exploration of societal issues with this comprehensive learning resource centered around the riveting documentary "Crips and Bloods: Made in America." This study kit is designed to aid educators in sparking thoughtful dialogue and critical thinking among students about street gangs, their impact on communities, and the broader social issues related to their existence.Included in this study kit:Pre-Watching Activity Guide: Detailed introduction to the Bloods and the Crips, their
Grades:
7th - 12th
Differentiated - Fingerprinting Criminal Case Tiered Assignment
Bring your forensic science class to life with this differentiated fingerprinting activity - The Case of the Early Summer! This activity reviews fingerprint characteristics and minutiae as an introduction, and then students must use this knowledge to match the fingerprint found at the crime scene to one of four suspects. This activity is differentiated to meet the needs of all students - great for an inclusion class, ELLs or struggling students!A tiered assignment is one in which students have t
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6th - 12th
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Bill Proposal Template
Use this template to provide a hands on experience for your students. I use this template to write classroom bills (rules) the first few days of school. Then we vote them into law, this provides accountability and ownership on their part.
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4th - 9th
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