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Peer reviewedPuritz, Patricia; Burrell, Sue; Schwartz, Robert; Soler, Mark; Warboys, Loren – Update on Law-Related Education, 2000
Evaluates the juvenile justice system focusing on the barriers children encounter when seeking appropriate counsel and the quality of representation. Includes an assessment of the appointment of counsel, pretrial preparation and trial performance, post-trial maneuvers, and appeals. Finds that the most common obstacle is the overwhelming caseloads…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Due Process, Individual Characteristics
Download full textBuchanan, E. T. Joe – 1997
This paper presents campus crime statistics for 1993 and 1994 and discusses overall trends in court workloads and criminology. An annotated summary of news reports, books, and legal citations regarding incidents and court findings related to education and particularly higher education are provided. The information is compiled from the Chronicle of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, College Students, Court Litigation
National American Indian Court Judges Association. – 1978
In 1976 the National American Indian Court Judges Association was awarded a one year contract to study Indian court systems, identify their main strengths and weaknesses, develop a set of model standards, name four model courts with whom to test the model standards, and propose a five year plan of support for Indian courts. Written materials…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indians, Coordination, Court Doctrine
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC. – 1982
Designed for use by local lawyers and law students who agree to serve as resource persons in secondary school level law-related subjects, this guide has two main goals: (1) to provide law personnel with a brief summary of the law and sample cases for student use on topics of general interest, and (2) to introduce students to a sampling of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, acquaints students with the rationale for laws and the basics of our legal system. It explains the process one goes through if arrested, and how and when to get legal assistance. The instructor…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Education, Criminal Law
Edwards, Wanda Rushing; Carr, Edward G., Jr. – 1983
Arranged in five chapters, this supplementary resource for junior high students contains information on the history, practical applications, and social consequences of the law. In chapter 1, students are introduced to the origin of laws through examination of a fable, the relationship between government and laws, types of laws, and law…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Role
