NCJ Number
36982
Date Published
Unknown
Length
111 pages
Annotation
BOOKLET DESIGNED TO HELP TEACH YOUNG STUDENTS THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER THE FIRST NINE AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION.
Abstract
EXPLANATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DISCUSSIONS OF RELATED SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. EACH CHAPTER DEALS WITH ONE AMENDMENT, WITH A SECTION ON EACH RIGHT CONTAINED IN THAT AMENDMENT. A TENTH CHAPTER BRIEFLY DISCUSSES THE SEPARATE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND RECENT CASE LAW. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. CASES CITED IN THE TEXT ARE INDEXED ALPHABETICALLY.