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8th grade criminal justice - law worksheets for Microsoft Word
Constitutional Amendments 11/27 Assessment Test Quiz Worksheet Review
Constitutional Amendments 11/27 Assessment Test Quiz - Students must fill in the blanks with information found in each amendment. Copy of Constitution would make it an open book assessment. Can also be used as a review or worksheet
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8th - 10th
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Info Reading Text - Freedom of Speech: Hate Speech (no prep/sub plans)
This article summarizes the history of "hate speech" what it is, what it protects, what is not protected, and court cases that helped to define this. This is a great way to introduce or review this topic! Makes for a great substitute teaching plan, homework, or in small group activity! All information comes from legaldictionary.net. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Info Reading Text - Freedom of Speech Bundle (no prep/sub plans)
Criminal Process Worksheet - arrest, booking, indictment, arraignment, trial
Criminal Process Worksheet -arrest, booking, indictment, arraignment, trial
Terms and description of what happens in each step.
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8th - 12th
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Differences Between Civil and Criminal Law Worksheet Comparison
Students a description of the differences between civil and criminal law and then fill in a chart to compare the two. Fix the sentence questions included as well.
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8th - 12th
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Courtroom Appearance and Trial Timeline Worksheet - criminal law
Courtroom Appearance and Trial Timeline Worksheet - criminal lawWho sits where in court? How does a trial progress?Preparation for a mock trialKey included
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8th - 12th
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Info Reading Text - Crime: OJ Simpson is Acquitted (no prep/sub plans)
An informational text article about the dramatic arrest, trial, and acquittal of OJ Simpson in the double murder case. The information is from history.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in activity, substitute teaching plan, or extra credit. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Crime and Forensics - 4th Amendment: If Google can have your data, can police?
An informational text article about the 4th Amendment and an individual's right to privacy in the digital age. Also included is information about retrieving information from crime scenes. The information is from aetv.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, sub plan or discussion starter! MS Word doc for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Crime, Forensics and Psychology Bundle #1 (no prep/sub plans)
2nd Amendment / Gun Control Analysis
This engaging packet provides students with the opportunity to analyze various types of political information related to the Second Amendment. Through analyzing charts, graphs, infographics, political cartoons, and text descriptions of political party stances, students will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding the topic. Key features include:Analysis of various types of political information related to the Second AmendmentDiscussion questions that promote critical thinking
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7th - 12th
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Ways to reduce juvenile crime - juvenile justice worksheet - criminal law
Students brainstorm ways to reduce juvenile crime - juvenile justice worksheet - criminal law
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8th - 12th
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Plessy vs Ferguson Separate but Equal Background and Decision (Primary Source)
This homework or classwork activity gives students an opportunity to learn about the landmark US Supreme Court decision Plessy v Ferguson. It works great for a flipped classroom when you want students to have the background and a general understanding of the material before you can discuss it in class. Also works great for a homework or review after covering the material.This two-page sheet has all of the information that students need to know and covers the stuff that not all history books wi
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8th - 12th
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Frederick Douglass Primary Source Worksheet: Escape From Slavery
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about Frederick Douglass and his escape from slavery. I use this worksheet to help students better understand slavery and the early life of Frederick Douglass.This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions:http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htmClick here to visit the w
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Slavery: African Slave Trade and Slavery Primary Sources Worksheets Bundle
Defenses, Factors of Punishment, Punishments for Crimes - criminal law worksheet
DEFENSES: alibi, self-defense, defense of a third party, crime prevention, duress, infancy, insanity, mental defect, statute of limitations, entrapment, involuntary intoxication, necessity
FACTORS influencing sentence: remorse, past record, age, role, motive, violence, injury
PUNISHMENTS: suspended sentence, probation, home confinement, jail, prison, restitution, fines, work release, weekend sentencing, imprisonment, rehabilitation, rehab, treatment
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8th - 12th
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Criminal Process Crossword worksheet arrest, indictment, arraignment, trial
Criminal Process Crossword - arrest, booking, indictment, arraignment, trial, sentencing
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8th - 12th
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Notes Worksheet on Juvenile Justice & Crossword - criminal law
Notes Worksheet on Juvenile Justice & Crossword - criminal law
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8th - 12th
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Murder on a Sunday Morning Packet worksheet
Questions and movie review about the criminal law, juvenile justice documentary about falsely accused teen Brenton Butler. Academy Award winning documentary .
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8th - 12th
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Roles in Civil Lawsuit, judge, jury, defendant, plaintiff, mock trial, worksheet
Roles in a Civil Lawsuit - judge, jury, defendant, plaintiff, witnesses Graphic Organizer - civil law worksheet
Kids then set up a mock trial situation showing they understand the roles in a trial in civil court
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8th - 12th
Constitutional Amendments 11-27 Worksheet, Graphic Organizer, Assessment
Constitutional Amendments 11-27 Worksheet, Graphic Organizer, Assessment - One sentence summary organizer on front, identify which amendment is being described on the back.
Could also be used as assessment.
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8th - 12th
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Info Reading Text - Crime and Punishment: Unusual Jail Sentences (no prep/sub)
An informational text article about alternate punishments handed down by judges instead of jail time, and if these work. The information is from aetv.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, or discussion starter! MS Word doc for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Criminal Podcast Listening Guide with Answers- Ep 135: 527 Lime Street
This listening guide (questions with answers, along with discussion questions) in an editable .docx format goes along with an episode of Criminal, my favorite true crime podcast. Listen to the episode titled 527 Lime Street HERE. GREAT FOR REMOTE AND HYBRID CLASSROOMS!!!Episode 135: 527 Lime Street- Just before midnight on October 15, 1990, police arrived at 527 Lime Street in Jacksonville, Florida to find the small wood-frame house on fire. A man named Gerald Lewis was standing in the front yar
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Criminal Podcast Listening Guides - 10 episode bundle
Holocaust Primary Sources Worksheets
This activity includes six primary documents worksheets on the Holocaust. The websites used are from a great primary source site, the Eye Witness to History site. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.htmlThe following topics are covered in the primary document readings:Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup 1923Hitler Comes to Power: Reichstag Fire 1933Nazi Occupation of Poland WorksheetInside a Nazi Death Camp, 1944 WorksheetDachau Primary Source American GI WorksheetNuremberg War Trials WorksheetStu
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6th - 12th
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Forensic Ballistics Test
Ballistics TestThis 35-question, Cornell-style test was made for a high school forensics class covering a unit on Ballistics.There are a variety of question types, including a vocabulary section with a word bank, short answer questions, long answer questions, and analysis of pictures.Some of the information includes asking students to identify parts of a gun & cartridge, determine distance of a shooter based on gunshot wounds, compare shell casings to identify a match, and determine the dist
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America viewing guide, quiz & keys
Rise Up: The Movement That Changed America is a 2018, 44 minute documentary produced by Lebron James that hits the highlights of the civil rights movement. The History Channel description is: When Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he left a legacy of profound change, yet there was still much unfinished work. This one-hour documentary explores the key battles in the Civil Rights Movement that transformed American society–from the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1
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8th - 12th
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Crimes Against People and Property Worksheet - students write scenarios
Students write scenarios describing different crimes in action- definitions provided for each crime - larceny, robbery, burglary, murder, manslaughter, assault, battery, etc.
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8th - 12th
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Probation and Punishment Brainstorm Worksheet - criminal law
Probation and Punishment Brainstorm Worksheet - criminal law
students brainstorm appropriate punishments for criminals in given situations.
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8th - 12th
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