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London, Herbert I. – USA Today, 1984
According to research that examined how U.S. cities responded to criminal activity, the growth of crime is the result of changes in American life-style. Not so, says the author. Crime is due to a lack of respect for laws and the belief that there is no penalty for breaking laws. (RM)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law, Laws

Simon, Leonore M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Investigates whether the victim-offender relationship plays a role in determining the original charge, crime conviction, and sentence length of inmates in prison for violent crimes. Results indicate the victim-offender relationship is related to the legal processing in paradoxical ways. Thus, although nonstranger offenders are charged with and…
Descriptors: Adults, Court Litigation, Crime, Criminal Law
Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC. Law Center. – 1991
This pamphlet is designed to aid students of law enforcement as they participate in the "Street Law" seminar that pairs students of law enforcement with residents of correctional institutions. The clinical program allows future law enforcement workers to apply their legal knowledge and skills in confronting legal issues and problems in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Diamond, Sandra; Riekes, Linda – 1981
Designed to assist teachers of students in grades 10-12 who wish to use the newspaper as a supplemental tool in law-related education, this guide provides model lessons demonstrating ways in which the daily newspaper can enhance textbook material. Although the guide is based on ongoing law-related education programs in St. Louis Public Schools, it…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Consumer Education, Crime, Criminal Law
Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City. – 1982
Secondary-level learning activities dealing with youth and the law are included in this resource guide. Although the guide was written specifically for use in Oklahoma schools, it can, with modifications, serve as a model for other states. There are seven sections dealing with youth and: employment law, business rights and responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Business, Crime, Criminal Law, Employment
Educational Research Council of America, Cleveland, OH. Social Science Program. – 1973
This teacher's guide to the nine week, junior high course "Youth and the Law" provides a conceptual framework around the facts of the student book of the same title (SO 006 833) that deals with broad issues of law and responsibility. The guide helps the teacher convey to students the value of law and helps the student channel his energy,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Bibliographies, Crime
Educational Research Council of America, Cleveland, OH. Social Science Program. – 1973
This student book for the nine week, junior high course "Youth and the Law" addresses juvenile delinquency. The content is organized by chapters dealing with growing up, juvenile crime, causes of delinquency laws, vandalism and shoplifting, and four case studies in delinquency. The students are asked to consider what adolescence is and how it…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, 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
Oklahoma Univ., Norman. Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies. – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Creative Writing, Crime
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
This handbook contains teacher developed lessons to help Utah educators integrate legal education and values education into the overall secondary curriculum. The lessons can also be used by educators in other states. The handbook begins with a discussion of the various teaching methods utilized in the lessons: brainstorming, case studies,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Education, Civics, Compulsory Education