NCJ Number
151682
Date Published
1994
Length
41 pages
Annotation
Developed by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, this curriculum is designed to help students recognize weapon violations, identify weapon- related crimes by their common names, and classify crimes as felonies or misdemeanors.
Abstract
Topics covered by the curriculum include drawing or exhibiting a firearm or weapon, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, possession of a switchblade knife, possession of a firearm by certain prohibited persons, carrying a concealed firearm, and carrying a loaded firearm. The curriculum also covers the manufacture, sale, possession, or import of a deadly weapon; altering firearm identification marks; possession of tear gas and other chemical agents; weapons on school grounds; exceptions to concealed firearm law; possession of a deadly weapon with intent to assault; and unsafe firearm storage. Tests and learning activities are included, and relevant sections of California's Penal Code are cited.