This manual is designed to provide jailers, deputy jailers, matrons, assistant matrons, and other employees in the office of the jailer with a comprehensive reference to all constitutional, statutory, and regulatory standards about their duties and responsibilities. General and specific information on the legal basis for the management and…

This curriculum unit for citizenship education describes the due process of law as specified in the Constitution, interpreted by the courts, and evolved by practical experience. Its purpose is to inform high school students of their rights so that they may participate more effectively in the U.S. governmental system. It is hoped that the unit…

Twenty-four model units are presented to help elementary and secondary students learn about the functions and procedures of the criminal justice system and an individual's rights and responsibilities under the law. The first major section contains eight elementary level units and a bibliography of textbooks and articles upon which some of the…