NCJ Number
55175
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS FOR TEACHERS WHO USE A BOOKLET THAT EXPLAINS THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED IN A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOKLET.
Abstract
THE SUPPLEMENT SUGGESTS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (DISTINCTIONS AMONG THE ROLES OF POLICE, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES, WHETHER PUNISHMENT IS A DETERRENT TO CRIME, WHETHER PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME OR THE OFFENDER, INDETERMINATE VERSUS DETERMINATE SENTENCING, ETC.) AND EXERCISES (DEBATE TOPICS, TOPICS FOR WRITTEN ESSAYS, CLASSROOM EXERCISES). A MOCK TRIAL FORMAT AND SCRIPT ARE OUTLINED. FILMS, SPEAKERS, CASE STUDIES, AND OTHER TRAINING AIDS AVAILABLE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT PREPARED THE BOOKLET AND SUPPLEMENT, THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, LOCAL LIBRARIES, AND OTHER SOURCES ARE LISTED. SEE NCJ-55174 FOR THE BOOKLET. (LKM)