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right405765Teacher’s nameDateClass Number/RoomTeacher’s nameDateClass Number/RoomUNIT 1: Introduction to Law and the Criminal Justice SystemLESSON #1: Explain the underlying theory and historical development of laws and the criminal justice system in the United States.OVERVIEWMaterialsEngagement: Video clips of historical events and government programs. Exploration: Examine evolution of government programs and systems for policing and criminal justice in response to manmade threats and natural hazards.Explanation: Teacher content on federal agencies and police agencies.Elaboration: Examine the roles, functions, and significance of historical events and the government’s response.Evaluation: Journal entry on research reflections – suggestion for students to identify focus areas, or leadership styles, or to compare them across cases or time.Video and playerInternet enabled devicesAgency information organizer Textbooks:Maggs, G. E., & Smith, P. J. (2011). Constitutional Law: A Contemporary Approach (2nd ed.).(OER available thru Scholarly Commons at George Washington University Law School)(2d%20ed.,Maggs%20and%20Peter%20J.&text=Text%20boxes%20call%20the%20students,%2C%20hypotheticals%2C%20and%20executive%20summariesFeinman, J. M. (2018). Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.Objective/GoalsPrerequisitesOutcomeIdentify and describe the role of the components of the U.S. criminal justice system.Describe the history of policing in the U.S.None- IntroStudent will identify historical events and circumstances that led to the U.S. criminal justice system and the history of policing in the U.S. PLANKey Points for Teaching: Teacher Resources:Components of the criminal justice system (National Center for Victims of Crime)What is the criminal justice system? History of Policing in the United States (1-6) History of the Police the U.S. Got Its Police Force of Policing in the U.S. (Video) Great Critical Thinking Activities That Engage Your Students 5 Critical Thinking Lesson Plans (10 min) Video Warm-up: from list of resourcesExploration (30 min)Assign report-out to the class individually or in groups, option to assign multiple organizations. Consider additional content based on current events or geography, policies, or level of government – municipal, state level to include mayors, city agencies, etc. Explanation (10 min) Teacher content should include a review of the role of the government (federal, state, local) in ensuring through a criminal justice system a productive and safe community and environment for economic growth and prosperity. Human security matters as an essential responsibility of government – forms of government.Examine the timeline of structures and philosophies of policing. Teacher content includes discussion of daily roles and current events evolving from the history of policing in the U.S. Elaboration (20 min)Have students predict future criminal justice or policing systems changes or government programs to keep pace with the changes in society. In a classroom exercise, develop a timeline of significant events in the development of U.S. policing.Investigate how policing evolved in your city. Is there a lead agency? Is there a citizen engagement program?Select a “Critical Thinking” exercise.Eval (5 min)Journal: What was the event or agency that you were most surprised had a role in the response to the historical evolution of the criminal justice or policing system?Arrested in Maryland: An Introduction to Crime and the Criminal Justice System. (Trace the process from arrest in a MD city or county to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.)Student presentation on a significant event or occurrence that helped shape policing in the U.S. ................
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