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Tillman, Robert – 1991
This annotated bibliography of materials concerning white collar crime is directed at undergraduate students and instructors. Materials are organized into eight subject headings: (1) theoretical statements; (2) data sources; (3) financial institutions fraud; (4) environmental crimes; (5) workplace safety; (6) computer crimes; (7) miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Crime, Criminal Law, Educational Resources
Wohlfeil, Paul – 1985
This script for a slide and audiocassette presentation/training module is designed for photographers in the criminal justice system. The instructions for using the three-dimensional evidence mapping cube may also be relevant to those in the industrial technology field. Discussion first centers on illustrating (by photography) two-dimensional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Criminal Law, Law Enforcement, Learning Modules
Wolowiec, Jack, Ed. – Update on Law-Related Education, Student Edition, 1993
This document presents three articles on law-related education (LRE) written either by or for students. Brent Halling, a senior at Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana, opens the collection with an article on how due process protects rights. Halling explains the concept of due process and illustrates its reach through the case of Kenneth…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Criminal Law, Due Process, High Schools
National Inst. for Citizen Education in the Law, Washington, DC. – 1976
Prepared by the District of Columbia Street Law Project for its annual city-wide mock trial competition, this instructional handout provides material for a murder trial. The defendant shot the victim in the course of a violent dispute. The prosecution charges murder while the defendant claims to have acted in self-defense. The handout clarifies…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Homicide
National Inst. for Citizen Education in the Law, Washington, DC. – 1992
Prepared by the District of Columbia Street Law Project for its 21 annual city-wide mock trial competition, this instructional handout provides material for a mock rape trial. David Jones and Susan Williams, both students at Capital University, had dated on and off during the previous years and on the night of the incident had attended a party…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Instructional Materials
National Inst. for Citizen Education in the Law, Washington, DC. – 1988
Prepared by the District of Columbia Street Law Project for its 17th annual city-wide mock trial competition, this instructional handout provides the material for a mock criminal trial. The federal government charges Martha Monroe with first degree murder for shooting her husband, George Monroe, while he slept. Martha Monroe asserts that she acted…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Citizenship Education, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
National Inst. for Citizen Education in the Law, Washington, DC. – 1987
Prepared by the District of Columbia Street Law Project for its 16th annual city-wide mock trial competition, this instructional handout provides the material for a mock civil trial in which Dana Barr, a former corrections officer, brings suit against the Lorton Medium Security Facility for firing him on the basis of his status as Human…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Citizenship Education, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
Chrystie, Richard; Susoeff, Steve – 1984
These instructional materials involve secondary students in simulating a criminal trial concerning teenage drinking. Included are all materials necessary for participation in the 1984 California Mock Trial Competition. Part I of the document describes a hypothetical situation involving a high school senior who faces state felony charges for…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Courts, Criminal Law, Drinking
Johnson, Earl, Jr., Ed. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
This special theme issue of "Update on Law-Related Education""tells about the past, present, and future of equal legal representation for all in our society." It is dedicated to the history and heroes of legal aid for the poor and the need to further that cause if the United States hopes to achieve equal justice for all. In his…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elementary Secondary Education
Grande, Peter J.; Wood, Richard J. – 1992
A description of Sam Houston University and the College of Criminal Justice introduces this annotated bibliography, which provides a single comprehensive listing of the master's degree theses written by students in the criminal justice program from its establishment in 1965 through 1990. Several 1991 theses are included although their call numbers…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Correctional Institutions, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
Hayes, Bill, Ed. – 2000
This book, a comprehensive and interactive introductory text on criminal justice, consists of six units: (1) Crime: covers victims' rights, gangs, violent crime, white-collar crime, elements of crimes, legal defenses, methods for measuring crime, hate crime, computer crime, and a history of crime in the United States; (2) Police: explores local…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Correctional Institutions, Crime, Crime Prevention
Chrystie, Richard; Jaffe, Geraldine – 1983
These instructional materials involve secondary students in simulating a criminal case concerning drug abuse. Included are all materials necessary for participation in the 1983 California State Mock Trial Competition. Part I of the document contains a hypothetical situation concerning legal and ethical aspects of drug abuse and drug trafficking on…
Descriptors: Courts, Criminal Law, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Kopecky, Frank J., Ed.; Wilkin, Rebecca S., Ed. – 1983
Designed as supplementary reading in American government or social studies courses, this compilation of articles is intended to help students gain a better understanding of the judiciary's role in the Illinois legal system. The first of three sections contains articles about judges and the court system. The second section examines the criminal…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Judges, Courts
Moore, Annie M. – 1985
This combination guide and bibliography is designed to assist students enrolled in classes in the criminal justice/corrections field. Step-by-step guidelines for writing a term paper are presented along with a bibliography listing resources dealing with corrections and criminal justice that are available in the Chicago State University library.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminal Law
Leonard, Donald E.; Mattson, John O., Ed. – 1994
Six cases from Rhode Island court history are presented in this document. The cases, dating from the time of Roger Williams to the 1970s, examine religious freedom, personal freedom, treason, robbery, murder, and drug possession. Each case is summarized and questions are supplied to help students understand crime and punishment in Rhode Island. A…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights