CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students will have the opportunity to study the police, correction and court systems and how they relate to each other. A large component of the course is research in the computer lab and classroom discussions. provide additional exposure to the material. Current events are used on a regular basis to provide additional exposure to material.
Homework: Due every Friday--read one article dealing with crime. Identify the main idea and area of law it is involved in based on the topics studied in class.
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Unit 1:
What is Law?
September 1- September 5
| Monday | No School Labor Daty |
| Tuesday | Superintendent's Conference Day |
| Wednesday | Getting to Know You Bingo |
| Thursday | Course Rules Compare home and school Rules |
| Friday | Life Behind Bars Compare AZ's and SD's approach to jails |
September 8- September 12
| Monday | Social vs. Cultural Causes of Crime Current Events Directions |
| Tuesday | Situational Crime Prevention Causes of Crime Activity |
| Wednesday | Causes of Crime Discussion Questions |
| Thursday | Compare Morals and Values |
| Friday | Current Events |
September 15- September 19
| Monday | Lost Episode |
| Tuesday | Case of The Shipwrecked Sailors |
| Wednesday | Compare Consequences to Actions |
| Thursday | Define Criminal and Civil Law |
| Friday | Current Events |
September 22- September 25
| Monday | Criminal vs. Civil Case Studies |
| Tuesday | Identify parts of the Constitution and purpose of the Bill of Rights Rank Your Rights Activity |
| Wednesday | Creating the Constitution Video |
| Thursday | Bill of Rights Causes of Crime Discussion Questions |
| Friday | Game of Clue |
Unit # |
Course Outline |
| 1-What is Law? |
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| 2-Crime |
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| 3-Serial Killers |
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| 4-Police |
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| 5-Police and the Law |
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| 6-The Court System |
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| 7-Corrections |
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| 8-Juveniles and the Law |
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| Miscellaneous |
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