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Free criminal justice - law projects
Economics/Personal Financial Literacy- Real Life Simulation- Job Application
The Job Application is a supplemental document to the Real Life Simulation. In this project each student uses the concepts and terminology learned from the past units covering the topics of personal finance and consumerism. Students receive a “reality check” and throughout the simulation get a real understanding of what it takes to survive on their own in the real world. As the project progresses students engage in group discussion, make important decisions affecting them personally, and use t
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10th - 12th
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Boston Massacre Crime Scene Investigation
WONDER! WOW! BANG! BOOM! This is just a sample of the amazing student centered experiences and projects that my students love to do as a student in my class! Be Daring! Be Bold! Take your students on an adventure! No Student ever remembered that worksheet or work out of the back of the book. Get students moving, investigating, debating, discussing, and learning with engaging activities! *****************************************************************************How to get TPT credit to u
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4th - 12th
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Sociology: Deviance & Criminal Behavior Research Project
This project explores the validity of criminologist Cesare Lombroso’s theory of criminality. We will examine his theory by researching at least four major criminals of personal choice. After completing this project, students should be able to answer the following:
• Can people really inherit criminal minds or behaviors? Is it biological?
• Can physical traits predict future criminals?
• What are the three major biological theories of deviance and crime?
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Criminal Justice Career Profile Project
Meets requirements for Tennessee Criminal Justice level 2 standard 1. Includes examples of each requirement for students. Includes clear learning target (objective), bell ringer, and exit ticket.
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9th - 12th
Jury Simulation
This is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. There are multiple testimonies, courtroom vocabulary, and critical thinking expectations. This is a group work assignment, and can be branched out into multiple lessons.[Teacher Notes: It is advised that you read through the court case a few times before teaching this lesson. However, this can be used as a quick substitute activity, as well. Annotating and notetaking will be very important for compr
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8th - 11th
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Document Analysis Case Study Project- forensic science
Document Analysis Case Study Project
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9th - 12th
Classroom Mock Trial: Student Roles and Duty List (Oedipus Rex Example)
This is an overview of duties needed to put on a complete mock trial with your students. This example is of Oedipus Rex and can fit a class of 32 students. You can edit this list to add or remove student roles that fit your classroom size.
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9th - 12th
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Criminal Justice Careers PowerPoint Assignment
Easy project to allow students to look into different careers in the field of criminal justice. This can be a solo project or a group project.
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9th - 12th
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CJ II Career Profile Rubric
In Criminal Justice II understanding the careers involved is essential. A great way to start is creating a career profile. This rubric will give you a great starting point.
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9th - 11th
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Mock Trial Week
This Unit Plan incorporates critical thinking, development, question and answer, and researching skills. Students are expected to develop a plan to either defend or prosecute an individual enduring a criminal trial.
Included with this lesson is a grade sheet, fact sheet, overview of each trial, and witness reports for prosecution and defendant.
Students are expected to engage in the developmental trial process, take on the roll of lawyer, witness, or defendant during the trial, create a gr
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9th - 12th
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Environmental Law - Issues in Our World Assignment
This assignments allows students to explore an are of interest within the field of environmental law. They will research an issue currently faced in our world in regards to the environment, as well as past cases dealing with the issue, and laws the seek to lessen or eliminate the problem.
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10th - 12th
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Stanford Prison Experiment two-part project
After learning about the Stanford Prison Projects and research ethics and watching the Netflix movie, this project is a tool to evaluate the validity and ethical issues of the the widely criticized and famous Stanford Prison Experiment.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Policing One-Pager
Students will be creating a One-Pager using AVID strategies, using an article about the police.
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10th - 12th
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Criminal Trial Research Project
NOW FREE! Please use as a project for you students during the COVID-19 closings!During this project, students research a significant criminal trial, write a research paper, and give a presentation on their findings. Engages student with interesting, meaningful research!Includes a student handout, a list of 25 potential trials for students to choose from, and a rubric. Materials can be easily adjusted and adapted to meet your specifications for research papers.
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10th - 12th
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Crime Scenes and the Professionals Who Work Them; A Classroom STEM Unit
This series of lesson plans make up a full multi-week project involving evidence collection, determining means of death, toxicology reports, and even a ful chicken autopsy lab… with all integrated materials, resources, handouts, and videos embedded using digital open education resources.(links to resources use the openly accessible CTE/STEM Online resource site for teachers)CCSS-ELA and NGSS Aligned
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10th - 12th
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CJ II Career Profile Rubric
In Criminal Justice II understanding the careers involved is essential. A great way to start is creating a career profile. This rubric will give you a great starting point.
Grades:
10th - 11th
Cyber Crime Topics
This is an extensive list of different topics in cybercrime. This can generate ideas for lesson planning as a teacher or for a student research project.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Project for Just Mercy: Making Infographics for a Webinar on Mass Incarceration
Students who read Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy and see Ava DuVernay's Thirteenth naturally want to further investigate aspects of mass incarceration and structural racism. The end goal of this three-week project is a webinar or gallery in which students present their findings using visual aids with info graphics they have made. Whether they are involved in distance learning, remote, hybrid, home school, or traditional classrooms, students welcome the opportunity to break the monotony of school b
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Congressional Bills: Legislative Research
This research is a higher level thinking activity. It should be supplementary to a unit on the branches of federal government, or a chapter on the Legislative Branch or Congress. This project exposes students to current issues dealt with in Congress, as well as challenges students to form educated opinions about current issues in government and society.
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10th - 12th
Domestic Violence Project Poster
This is project to be used for a duration of 2-3 days.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Developing Government Agencies and Democratic Processes
This project was designed for law enforcement adult education but able to be adapted for high school and undergraduate courses. The project has the students research agency development, laws and regulations as well as create a process to meet a dynamic need with regard to Terrorism. The students will understand the restrictrictions and liberties afforded to them by Federal Laws and has them postulate funding to keep the new organization operational.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Amendment Project
This project is designed to further understanding of the amendments, through research and surveys. It's designed as a group project that can take anywhere from 5-7 days, depending on how many days you want to give students to research. I have students pick groups based on what amendment they're the most interested in. There is also a rubric attached that you can use!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Landmark Supreme Court Case FREE TOPIC LIST (Goes with project)
Landmark Supreme Court Case FREE TOPIC LIST (Goes with project)
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Business Law ENTIRE CURRICULUM BUNDLE (Business Law)
Court Research Gallery Walk
This assignment is based on the Michigan Court System but can be easily adapted to any state. This is one of the first projects within my Law class. It takes about 4 days, 3 for the prep and one for the gallery walk itself.
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9th - 12th
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