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1 CRIMINALJUSTICEIN AMERICAFIFTHEDITIONTEACHER SGUIDEcja_teachers_cover:Layout18/28/201 21:55 PMPage1 CRIMINAL JUSTICEIN AMERICAFIFTH EDITIONTEACHER S GUIDED eveloped byBill HayesMarshall CroddyBoard ReviewersMarshall P. Horowitz, Lisa Rockwell, Patrick Rogan, K. Eugene Shutler, Douglas Thompson,Lois ThompsonDeveloped byBill Hayes and Marshall CroddyEditorBill HayesContributing WritersBill Hayes, Sophia Kahn, Adam Leeman, Caitlin W. Meyd, Shruti Modi,Anjelica Grace Sarmiento, Marianna MuratovaDesign and ProductionAndrew CostlyT. Warren Jackson,ChairMarshall P. Horowitz,Chair, Publications CommitteeJonathan Estrin,PresidentMarshall Croddy,Vice PresidentThe development of these materials was financially assisted through the United States Office of JuvenileJustice and Delinquency Prevention, Grant # : 978-1886253-46-7 2012, 2005, 2000, 1998, 1983, 1993, 1991, Constitutional Rights Foundation.

2 All Rights in 2012. First Printing. First edition published 1983; second edition, 1991 and 1993;third edition, 2000, fourth edition, in the United States of America601 South Kingsley DriveLos Angeles, California 90005(213) 487- JUSTICE in AMERICA , Fifth EditionTeacher s GuideOverviewSection 1: The TextGoals ..4 Standards Addressed ..5 Organization and Content ..6 Features ..7 Section 2: Teaching StrategiesDirected Discussion ..8 Small-Group Learning ..8 Using Resource Experts .. Teaching ..10 Handling Controversy ..10 Field Activities ..10 Polling Activities ..11 Briefing Supreme Court Opinions ..12 Using Editorial Cartoons.

3 12 Updating Statistical Charts ..12 Section 3: Teaching ProceduresInitial Recommendations ..13 Teaching Sequence ..13 Introducing the TextUnit 1: CrimeChapter 1: Crimes ..15 Chapter 2: Defenses ..21 Chapter 3: Criminals ..24 Chapter 4: Crime 2: The PoliceChapter 5: Police and 6: Methods and 7: Forensic Science ..33 Chapter 8: Police and the Law ..34 Chapter 9: The Limits of Police Authority ..43 Unit 3: The CRIMINAL CaseChapter 10: Courts and the Case Process ..45 Chapter 11: Investigation and 12: Pretrial ..49 Chapter 13: 4: CorrectionsChapter 14: 15: Prison ..57 Chapter 16: Alternatives to 17: Capital 5: Juvenile JusticeChapter 18: From CRIMINAL to Delinquent.

4 64 Chapter 19: The Problem of 20: Children and the 21: Juvenile Corrections ..69 Unit 6: SolutionsChapter 22: The Causes of Crime ..72 Chapter 23: Crime and the 24: Crime and the 4: Activity MastersList of Activity Newsbreak .. Research Activities for Enrichmentand Extra Opinion Surveying .. Briefing a Case .. Analyzing an Editorial Cartoon .. Legal-Ease for Unit 1 .. Crime Victim Crime Victims Board .. Legal-Ease for Unit 2 .. Application and Affidavit for search search Warrant .. Legal-Ease for Unit 3 .. The Prosecutor Decides .. In the Halls of JUSTICE .. Choosing a Jury .. The Defense Rests .. Legal-Ease for Unit 4.

5 Legal-Ease for Unit 5 .. Who Should Be in the System? .. Detain or Release .. Legal-Ease for Unit 6 .. Fighting Crime in the City of Athena (Part 1) .. Fighting Crime in the City of Athena (Part 2)..102 SSeeccttiioonn 55:: TTeesstt MMaasstteerrss aanndd AAnnsswweerr KKeeyyssPre- and Post-Observations ..104 Test for Unit 1 ..105 Test for Unit 2 ..107 Test for Unit 3 ..109 Test for Unit 4 ..111 Test for Unit 5 ..113 Test for Unit 6 ..116 Final Test ..118 Test Answers ..121 Unit 1 ..121 Unit 2 ..121 Unit 3 ..122 Unit 4 ..122 Unit 5 ..123 Unit 6 ..124 Final Test ..124 CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICATEACHER S GUIDETABLE OF CONTENTS4 CRIMINAL JUSTICE in AMERICA , Fifth EditionTeacher s GuideOverviewThis guide is designed to support the teaching of thematerial contained inCriminal JUSTICE in AMERICA .

6 Itprovides information about the text, detailed descrip-tions of the variety of teaching strategies employed,suggested teaching procedures (including sequences,answers to discussion questions and to activities), ac-tivity masters, and chapter and final is organized into the following sections: 1. The Text. A detailed description of CRIMINAL Jus-tice in Americato give the teacher a quickoverview of the purpose, curriculum goals, con-tent, and features of the Teaching description of the majorteaching strategies utilized in the text providing arationale, teacher tips, and needed preparation forboth inside and outside the classroom.

7 3. Teaching teaching proce-dures and support materials for each chapter ofthe text organized on a unit-by-unit basis. Eachunit includes: An overview. Objectives. Teaching sequences (which utilize the read-ings and activities and include suggested an-swers for dicussion questions, exercises, oractivities). Suggested answers to discussion questions. Suggested answers to class Activity to support various exer-cises and activities designed for reproduction anddistribution to students. 5. Test Masters and Answer Master(for pre- and post-surveying of opinions), TestMasters and Answer Keys for each unit and thefinal 1: The TextCriminal JUSTICE in Americais the most comprehensiveand interactive introductory text available on the sub-jects of CRIMINAL law, procedure, and criminology.

8 It canserve as a basal text for an entire law-related educationcourse or as a supplement for civics, government, orcontemporary-issues courses. The purpose of this six-unit text is to provide students with an understandingof the CRIMINAL JUSTICE system and its laws, procedures,and issues. In addition, CRIMINAL JUSTICE in Americaisdesigned to help students develop critical-thinking andanalytical skills and to assist them in applying the con-cepts learned in the classroom to real-life situations. The text uses facts, statistics, and opinions for a bal-anced and informed presentation of timely issues andpolicies concerning crime and the CRIMINAL JUSTICE sys-tem.

9 Through case studies, simulations, peer-teach-ing, decision-making, and field activities, studentsclarify public-policy issues, identify values, and pro-pose and evaluate solutions. Goals The major goals of CRIMINAL JUSTICE in Americaare tohelp students:1. Identify the major components of the CRIMINAL jus-tice system, including the nature and definition ofcriminal behavior; the role, scope, and limits of lawenforcement; the assumptions and methods of thecriminal case process; the philosophies and alterna-tive methods of corrections; the nature and processesof treating the juvenile offender; the causes of crime;and the role of government and citizens in findingsolutions to AMERICA s crime Develop, state, and defend positions on key issuesfacing the CRIMINAL JUSTICE system, including thetreatment of victims, police-community relations,jury selection, sentencing, capital punishment, thetreatment of juveniles, and the debate over the effectof race and ethnicity at key points in the Understand major Constitutional protections ofdue process and equal protection as reflected inthe processes of CRIMINAL Evaluate the effect of Constitutional provisions oncriminal procedure.

10 Including protections againstunreasonable search and seizure, coerced confes-sions or testimony, cruel and unusual punish-ment, and the Rights of the accused to counseland a fair to the Fifth Edition of CRIMINAL JUSTICE in AMERICA . Both the student book and this teacher s guide havebeen completely updated and revised. For every chapter and almost every reading, we have resources and linkson our web site. This will provide you and your students with additional sources of up-to-date information. We par-ticularly recommend that you go to the web site to find background information, updated information, the text ofcases cited in the student book, additional information for students doing activities, and activities and resources thatwe have omitted from the student book and placed on our web site.