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10th grade criminal justice - law research for Google Apps
Landmark Supreme Court Cases that ROCKED Our World! Research Project
Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Rocked Our World is a high-interest research project for high school government or for any content area. Students research Supreme Court landmark cases of historical or legal significance that impacted our individual rights and liberties while also shaping our history. After conducting research, students showcase their landmark Supreme Court cases by using the free Animoto website and creating an educational music video! Your students will love presenting their
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9th - 12th
True Crime Research Project (Final Project/End of Semester Project/Easy/No Prep)
True Crime Research Project (Final Project/End of Semester Project/Easy/No Prep)Have your students apply what they have learned throughout the year/semester, as they research a famous or well known True Crime case. In this purchase you receive the complete teacher instructions, points breakdown, rubric, 34 case summaries for students to preview, a research and planning document, a vocabulary list, and an extra credit assignment. All of the cases have either a documentary, podcast, episode of Dat
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9th - 12th
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Psychology Activities Sociology Juvenile Justice Research Social Justice
The Juvenile Justice Research Project: Teens Serving Time is the perfect way to teach effective research skills and implement a high-interest research project into your Criminal Justice Course, Psychology, or Sociology classroom! This digital resource also includes research project templates and graphic organizers that can be used with any topic!You'll receive editable research project description sheets with requirements, research forms, source citation handouts, digital note-taking graphic org
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9th - 12th
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Create a Netflix Series about a Supreme Court Case
There are several groundbreaking Supreme Court cases that every American should be aware of. These historical cases have had the biggest impact on our system of government and our laws. For this project, students will be assigned one of these cases and will need to create a Netflix docuseries about the case itself and the outcome. Using their knowledge of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Supreme Court, and basic ideas about law, students will research the case they have been assigned, and org
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6th - 12th
Prisons Around the World: Research Jigsaw (Sociology - Deviance)
Perfect for use in a Sociology class during the Deviance and Crime unit! Students will become an expert on one of 9 prisons around the world. Hyperlinked resources (videos and articles) are already provided for students to use for research. Each student will complete a "doodle notes" style graphic organizer on their assigned prison before sharing with other students. During sharing, an additional graphic organizer is provided for the remaining 8 prisons. At the end of the activity, students will
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Sociology Growing Bundle (30% Savings)
Nonfiction Analysis | Media and Nonfiction | Lizzie Borden Trial
This is a highly engaging resource for nonfiction analysis with a focus on media and how media can affect a trial or create bias. It includes articles from Lizzie Borden's trial, the actual verdict, group work instructions, Jigsaw activities, and a class debate!All of these come with detailed instructions and lessons. The news articles are in the public domain and I included links to further evidence from a public website. About Your Resource:Your resource is a Google Drive Slide and/or Doc.Plea
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8th - 12th
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International Humanitarian Law: Slides + Independent Work Packet
The International Humanitarian Law unit covers the following:International Criminal CourtGenocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, crime of aggressionInternational Court of JusticeHistory of Israel and Palestine (context for current case before the ICC)Islamophobia (understanding bias to enhance media literacy)Antisemitism (understanding bias to enhance media literacy)Media literacy principlesCareers in humanitarian lawWhat's included:43 Google Slides (w/links to readings and videos)11-page
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9th - 12th
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Slides + Prison Design Project
The Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design unit covers the following:CPTED definitionElements of defensible spaceCost-benefit analysis of potential offendersIntermediate goals of CPTEDThe impact of physical design (type 1/2/3 effects)The effects of individual factors (lighting, alarms, street layout, etc.)What's included:31 slidesGuided Notes, 6 pages for print (PDF)Media Review handout (Google Doc)CPTED Word Search + Answer Key (PDFs)2 articles + 1 video on prison design, linked in slide
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9th - 12th
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Wildlife Trafficking: Slides + Guided Notes [Multi-Day Self-Directed Study]
Wildlife Trafficking covers the following:European roots of wildlife law in the U.S.Poaching in early AmericaLacey Act of 1900CITESGlobal demand, virtual market, link to other crimes, technologyEnvironmental impactPresidential Task Force on Wildlife TraffickingCareers in conservation and environmental lawWhat's included:31 slides (includes links to articles, videos, PDFs, CITES online course)10-page packet (guided notes, questions for each linked resource, article review)*This unit is ideal for
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9th - 12th
Business Law: Exploring Age Discrimination in Employment Law
Welcome to the Age Discrimination Court Case Research Assignment! In this assignment, students will delve into the realm of employment law by exploring five landmark court cases that have shaped the landscape of age discrimination in the United States. Age discrimination occurs when an individual is treated unfairly in employment decisions due to their age, and these cases highlight the legal battles fought to protect workers from such discrimination.Throughout this assignment, students will exa
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9th - 12th
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Supreme Court Justice Job Posting Project
Perfect for hybrid, remote or in-person instruction!Students will be creating a job listing for a vacant seat on the US Supreme Court and then a resume for the applicant to fill the position. First students will do some background research on each current Justice on the Supreme Court and understand some information and ideologically info about them. Graphic organizer, resources and ANSWER KEY included.We know in real life these seats are filled by Presidential appointments and Senate confirmatio
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Forensics: The Innocence Project Webquest
*Can be differentiated for different levels!**Fully Editable!*Use this GoogleSlides activity to assign to your students as a guided Webquest research assignment where they can choose a career and research it. * Encourages student choice.* Each slide guides students to look up something specific about the organization. * Students are encouraged to synthesize information from text. * Reflection section allows students to discuss their findings. This activity may be done in a virtual setting, in pe
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Forensic Career Opportunities in Forensic Science Research Project (End of Year)
Do your students absolutely love forensic science and want to learn more about what fields they should study in the future? Do you want to expose them to different possible fields and careers in this ever-growing field? This project is for you!This is a research project which includes the following: lesson plan, research project instructions, scoring rubric, and student note sheet for the student presentations. This project is an excellent addition to an "Introduction to Forensic Science" unit,
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Introduction to Forensic Science Course Unit Bundle
Serial Podcast: Season 3 Introductory Learning Stations
Before diving into the Serial Podcast, help your students better understand different topics related to law, crime, and justice. This product consists of four learning stations all equipped with the QRC codes to help the students successfully complete the questions. The learning stations range from the subjects of the Miranda Rights, defining crimes, understanding the Black Lives Matter movement, and the history of racial injustices. This product also includes the answer documents for the studen
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7th - 12th
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Humans v. Rats: The Biggest Trial in the History of the World!
Students will research the causes and spread of the Black Death, as well as its impacts on the population of Medieval Europe. Students will be assigned to the Prosecution (the Humans), the Defense (the Rats), or the Media to research, prepare, and conduct a classroom mock trial to determine once and for all who should be held responsible for the effects of the Plague.
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7th - 12th
Socratic Seminar: Privatization of Prisons
This has everything you need for a Socratic Seminar on the privatization of prisons.What's included:Slides with seminar instructions, grading rubric, stem questions, etc.Research Guide for print (Google Doc)Links to 4 articles and 1 video for researchCornell Notes template (PDF)List of 14 advantages (Google Doc)List of 17 disadvantages (Google Doc)
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Domestic Terrorism Lecture Global Issues
This Lecture was built to further analyze the extremist groups/ideals which are present within the United States of America. Lecture for contemporary Issues seminar classes.
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10th - 12th
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American Law: Criminal Law: Criminal Case Study GOOGLE DOC
This product is a case study of 11 fairly notorious criminals in American history (IE. Steven Avery, Dzohkar Tsarnaev). It begins with students identifying characteristics of types of homicides. I recommend having students fill this first part out during the teacher's direct instruction. (My Crimes Against Persons Teacher PPT may be purchased in my store if you're interested :) ) The rest of the activity calls for students to research these criminals and, using provided options, identify the
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Law: CRIMINAL LAW UNIT BUNDLE GOOGLE CLASSROOM-COMPATIBLE
Stress in LPSCS Careers: Criminal Justice Lesson (Slides + Reading Assignment)
The Stress in LPSCS Careers mini-lesson (designed to meet a standard for the Intro. to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security course) covers sources and symptoms of stress for LPSCS professionals. The following is included:5 slidesLinks to 8 articles regarding work-related stress (2 each for police, corrections, fire/EMS, courts)Article Review assignment (formatted for print or digital)This lesson is a good prelude to the Mental Health for Criminal Justice Professionals unit.
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9th - 12th
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Canadian and International Law: Theories of Criminal Behaviour & Sentencing
Overview: This assignment was designed to help students learn about theories of criminal behaviour and sentencing, and to draw connections between the two. Curriculum Expectations: This task targets the following learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum (CLN4U); however, it could be used in any Canadian or International Law course:A1.7 communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles, as appropriate for the audience and purposeA2.2 apply in everyday cont
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Federal Agency Poster or Presentation Project
This is a guide for students to conduct research to describe responsibilities, jurisdiction, case examples, number of employees, and history of an chosen or assigned federal agency.A grading rubric is included with the document. This can be easily modified to work on Canvas or Google Classroom Quizzes or printed and used as is.Be sure to look at my store for related subject area content! Most topics are within a complete unit that has presentations, worksheets, projects/assessments, and video qu
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Law Related Education Local, State, and Federal Law Complete Unit
Current Events Discussion Assignment and Rubric
This assignment is useful for middle school and high school courses that explore current events. Students work in groups of 3 to research a current event and prepare discussion questions. On their assigned day, they educate their classmates about the event and then use their prepared questions to lead a discussion. The assignment is set up in such a way that students have distinct tasks, therefore, making it easy to assess each discussion leader separately. An assessment rubric is included to
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7th - 10th
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Crime Scene Recreation Project with Rubric
For this labor intensive, 3 part, project students are meant to work solo (though it could be done in a small group) to research and recreate - in the form of a diorama - a famous crime scene. This project provides the students with ample opportunities for creative application when it comes to actual recreation, writing and research opportunities that are both true as well as possibly historical.My students loved this assignment, as who doesn't love looking into real life crime scenes. **Also in
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9th - 12th
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CLAIM, DATA, WARRANT: Juvenile Justice Pro/Con Argument Research and Writing
This unit is comprised of many articles and note takers for a unit based on Juvenile Justice. Students will dive into research and form their own opinions about the state of our Juvenile Justice system and whether or not we should revamp our system. This contains a note taker for three documentaries (the Cyntoia Brown story, Teens Inside "Rodrick's Story", which is available on YouTube, and any episode of Scared Straight), as well as some articles on the background of the system. There is also a
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6th - 12th
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