Police-Teacher Partnership Guide [microform] / Murray Pendleton.
Several years ago the police department of Waterford, Connecticut and the local school administration viewed with great alarm the increasing tendency of school age youth to mistrust and misunderstand the criminal justice system. A program entitled "Freedom and the Law" was developed in res...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Several years ago the police department of Waterford, Connecticut and the local school administration viewed with great alarm the increasing tendency of school age youth to mistrust and misunderstand the criminal justice system. A program entitled "Freedom and the Law" was developed in response to this concern. The project was designed to meet a number of goals including instructing the students of the Waterford (Connecticut) public school system in police related topics such as safety and law enforcement and to help students better understand the role of the police in modern society. The program is now a formal component of the Waterford public school system's curriculum and is administered cooperatively by the Police Department and the Board of Education. This guide outlines the structure and resource materials for the high school program, which can be adapted for the adult education program. The program contains eight units: (1) Historical Background of Police; (2) The Local Police Department; (3) The Role of the Police in Modern Society; (4) Police Issues; (5) The Constitution and the Bill of Rights; (6) Criminal Law; (7) Juvenile Law; and (8) The Administration of Justice. The appendix contains an attitude survey. (DB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Appendix B, "Recommended Additional Resources" is not included. ERIC Document Number: ED342696. |
| Physical Description: | 130 pages. |
| Audience: | Teachers. Practitioners. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |