Community Involvement in Law Education - Human Resources in Carroll County, Maryland

• NCJ Number: 81732
• Author(s): D P Vetter; M A Vigliotti
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 53 pages
• Corporate Author: Maryland State Bar Assoc; Carroll Cty Board of Education
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

Community resources, learning activities, teaching tips, field trip suggestions, and other sources available in Carroll County, Md., for use by kindergarten through grade 12 teachers in developing, planning, and implementing citizenship education programs in the social studies classroom are provided.

Abstract

The test examines procedures to be followed by teachers when working with community resource people. A nine-item checklist for use in preplanning classroom visitations is included. The school visitation and resource programs are outlined, which have been developed by the Westminster City Police, the Maryland State Police, and the FBI. Topics include bicycle safety, behavior toward strangers, bomb detection, riot control, drug abuse, criminal investigations, FBI jurisdiction, and national security. A list of Federal and State law enforcement agencies is included. A description of information services and programs offered by the Carroll County Bar Association and a directory of Carroll County attorneys are presented. Auxiliary agencies in the Carroll County area which can serve as information sources are listed, followed by suggestions for law-related field trips. Tips for planning and conducting field trips are included. (Author abstract modified)