Law & JusticeClass Notes

10/13/09 to 10/21/09

Tuesday

• Court of Common Pleas (Criminal Division) Ft on Tuesday 10/20

• Alicia Kozakiewicz – Friday

• Complete Sudden Impact video, worksheet

Wednesday

• Court House Ft Forms

• Complete Sudden Impact assignments.– Worksheets (pair/share)– Today google doc answer questions/ submit

• Collect: Lt. O’Connor Thomas Lark case

• Tomorrow: video

• Friday: Alicia K

Sudden Impact VideoCriteria

• Watch the entire video.

• Complete the worksheet (pair/share)

• Google docs

• Answer three questions.

• Complete the reflection paragraph

• Assignment point value – 30 points

Sudden Impact Videogoogle doc

Q on DUI page• 1.What does the phrase “ripple effect”

mean?

• 2.How would you apply the phrase to a DUI Vehicular manslaughter case?

• 3.Write a reflective paragraph describing your thoughts about the crime, the victims including the impact on society.

Monday 10/19

• Alicia K debrief

• Criminal Court ft 8:15-1:30

• The Balloon Boy Saga

• Juvenile Justice Intro video

Alicia K

• 1.What did you like about the lesson?• 2.What questions do you wish you asked?• 3.What thoughts do you have about on

line regulation?• 4.What punishment do you think that on

line predators/child sex offenders should receive?

• 5.What are your thoughts about the young victims who survived?

Criminal Court Ft

• 8:15 to 1:30

• Appropriate business attire

• NO: jeans, flip flops, shorts, hoodies, hats

• Fast food lunch @ West View

• 10/20-10/21• Go to the Juvenile Justice page and complete

the two tasks outlined on the page. • Task I is a one paragraph response to the

prompt and • Task II is a research and formatting assignment.

Research and identify the main case facts described in each article. then, organize the facts in a chronological order as a "time-line" of the case.

Juvenile Justice10/21

• 10/20 review/discussion

• Jordan Brown

• L&J wiki/ Juvenile Justice– 1. Response to prompt– 2. Jordan Brown case timeline– 3. Editorial response (persuasive position

Juvenile Justice System

• History - Gerald Gault

• Goal- BARJ

• Structure/ arrest- trial (hearings & procedures

• Compare/contrast with adult system

• Issues- death penalty & life sentences

• Presentations: Mr. Benini, Young adults

Part II

• 1. Create and share a google doc.

• 2. Read/research the articles about Jordan Brown listed below.

• 3. Create a timeline of events in the Jordan Brown case using the articles listed below. (five articles)

• The timeline should reflect the information contained in the articles.