C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Criminal Justice Reform
C-Span classroom examines criminal justice reform, particularly whether or not the federal government should reform minimum sentencing laws and reduce incarcerations for non-violent drug offenses. With lesson plan, vocabulary preview,...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Government: Criminal Justice
Virtual learning unit on the U.S. Criminal Justice system. Students explore informational text on topics about crime, victims, the accused and effects of crime on society. Complete and comprehensive multi-source content includes...
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The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Information about the Criminal Justice System in Nebraska.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Women & Girls in the Criminal Justice System: Lesson 3: The State of the Criminal Justice System
Students will look at restorative justice as a competing model, learn more about the state of the criminal justice system, and express their opinions about the topic to an elected leader. The prison population has exploded in the United...
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Streetlaw: Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice
The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...
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Naacp: Naacp Criminal Justice Program Issues
The NAACP seeks to eliminate harsh and unfair sentencing practices that are responsible for mass incarceration and racial disparities in the prison system.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Department of Criminal Justice [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research Texas prisons to learn about the inmates there, their crimes and...
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World Justice Project: What Is the Rule of Law?
Derived from internationally accepted standards, the World Justice Project's definition of the rule of law is a system in which the following four universal principles are upheld by four universal principles. These four universal...
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Bureau of Justice Statistics: Victim Characteristics: Race/ethnicity
Provides downloadable reports on rates and types of criminal activity in the United States in different years and regions. Includes data on crimes against various ethnic groups and races.
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The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California [Pdf]
Looks at what effects curfew laws for young people were having in California. Published by the Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice, June 1998.
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
A complete government description of Section 3789d of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, which explicitly prohibits the federal government from controlling state or local police agencies, and which explicitly...
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Encyclopedia.com: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice: Gender and Crime
Examines male and female patterns of criminal activity, looks at theories that have been developed to try to explain why males offend at a much higher rate, and at the debate over the reasons for increased female crime in recent decades....
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
University of New Brunswick: Crime and Punishment in New Brunswick
Two university professors in New Brunswick have created this web site that explores several historic crimes in New Brunswick and how the justice system handled the cases.
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
Discover information about computer crime, intellectual property, electronic evidence and other high-tech legal issues. Explore documents, reports, white papers, manuals, etc.
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Gouvernement Du Quebec: Justice Quebec: Judicial System
This site explains the provincial court system of Quebec.
Scholastic
Scholastic: John Doe in a u.s. Court
This site from Scholastic provides a well-written essay describes the federal court system and its jurisdiction including the '7 steps in justice.'
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Juvenile Justice
Read case profiles of several juvenile criminals, many who have been tried as adults. Includes personal background information on each individual, and a discussion of their sentencing.
City University of New York
John Jay College of Criminal Justice: Atomic Structure
Resource shows the relationships bewteen terms such as atomic number, protons, and isotopes. Simple pictures of atoms help.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Restorative Justice: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that restorative justice is one of many conflict resolution methods, and is specifically an application of conflict resolution techniques to criminal activity and its aftermath. It...
iCivics
I Civics: Sources of Law
This lesson teaches students about the sources, types, and unique systems of law that exist in the United States. They learn about sources of law from the Constitution to local ordinances and also compare and contrast civil and criminal...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Crime and Punishment
Learning module on crime, punishment and the justice system. Students and teachers can view videos and search links to National Museum of Crime and Punishment.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: The Trial of Abigail Briggs
Lesson plan on the Colonial Virginia court system featuring the trial of Abigail Briggs. Young scholars will develop a sense of 18th century legal terms and justice system through role play and analyzing primary source documents.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: International Criminal Court's History and Uses (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that asks learners to analyze the history of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to discuss what constitutes an international crime. The lesson also directs learners to compare the ICC to U.S. courts and to discuss a...
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Innocence Project
Information on cases that have resulted in exoneration of innocent individuals convicted of crimes. Updated daily.
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