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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze and come to explain the history behind the formation of the International Criminal Court, along with the recent controversy facing the Court; and current crises that warrant the Court's attention. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore plea bargaining and list the advantages and disadvantages of it. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the law and the Miranda rights. They role play members of law enforcement and ones being arrested. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students discover that criminal activity peaks at the age of 18 for males and at the age of 15 for females. They consider why crime committed by young women is on the increase, while crime committed by young men is fairly stable. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the jury system used throughout history. They act out a conflict in class and use different types of juries and conflict resolution methods. They write their reactions to each of the different types of resolutions. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students discuss court system in Japan, assume roles of family members and friends of air crash victims, discuss whether they would file suit against airlines, compare methods of achieving justice in United States and Japan, and read "The Case of the Minamata Victims" and identify unusual issues involved in dispute resolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students state three causes for false eyewitness identification, identify three solutions to those causes, and identify arguments on both sides for whether it is better to have ten guilty people go free or have one innocent person imprisoned for life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students evaluate comments submitted by young people regarding teenage criminals. They plan a new approach to young offenders and explain their ideas as a poem or rap lyrics. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students participate in a unit that covers the functions and intentions of the court system in the United States. They engage in a variety of activities that include role playing different scenarios in order to focus upon the judicial process that is used to resolve conflicts. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students are taught about the civic responsibility of jury duty by conduting an interview. They write an essay explaining why participation in the jury systems is important. Students name some of the rights and freedoms affored to citizens of the United States. Full Review »
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