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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the court cases and legal organizations that were instrumental in creating a system of juvenile justice in the United States, then present their findings in a composite timeline. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students experience brainstorming and open-ended questioning strategies and research to develop a better understanding of the justice system. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define eighteenth-century legal terms, depict an eighteenth-century case through role-play and explain the justice system in eighteenth-century Virginia. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the meaning of juvenile and various ways that young offenders are treated. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, study Asbos and their conditions. After watching a 10-minute video, they answer questions in the Asbo hotseat. Also, they develop arguments that are not necessarily their own. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a PowerPoint presentation on the court system. They are arranged into groups and evaluate the effectiveness of the criminal and civil courts in local Michigan communities. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students discover that, until recently, students aged 10 to 14 had to be proved capable of understanding the consequences of their actions before they could be convicted. They discuss the concept of relative levels of responsibility for a crime. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students examine the criminal justice system. They study about the work of the Youth Offending Teams in supporting those at risk, and about the nature of punishment and sentencing. They write a mock headline for a newspaper about a young offender. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the story, "The scene in the courtroom" then discuss a list of questions. They look at the criminal court system, and design their own user-friendly courtroom. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students study the history of the jury system in the United States. They enact a number of different types of trials including trial by jury. They complete a worksheet that compares the trials systems before writing a persuasive essay for homework in which they choose one of the methods of trial to defend. Full Review »
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