NCJ Number
59906
Date Published
1979
Length
122 pages
Annotation
FOCUSING ON THE RURAL CRIME PROBLEM, THIS TEACHER'S MANUAL IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT COURSES FOR TEENAGERS IN DISCUSSIONS OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF RURAL CRIME.
Abstract
DEMONSTRATIONS AND TEACHING AIDS ARE PRESENTED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT MATERIAL FOR TEENAGERS TO MOTIVATE THEM TOWARDS FORMULATING GOOD ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME PREVENTION AND RESPECT FOR THE LAW. TO PROVIDE THE TEACHER WITH SUFFICIENT FREEDOM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PREFERENCES, EACH SESSION INCLUDES MORE MATERIAL THAN CAN POSSIBLY BE COVERED IN 1 HOUR. ILLUSTRATIONS PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION DEPICT THE THEMES TO BE COVERED, AND LESSON PLANS CONCLUDE EACH SESSION AND MAY BE RECOPIED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR STUDENT USE. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY'S NEED FOR LAWS, THE BEGINNING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT, PROFILES OF RURAL OFFENDERS AND THEIR VICTIMS, ATTITUDES AND CONCEPTIONS OF CRIME, AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF COMMITTING A CRIME. IN ADDITION, TWO SESSIONS ADDRESS CRIME PREVENTION TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AND PERSONAL HABITS THAT CAN BE FORMED BY INDIVIDUALS AND THE FAMILY OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PREVENT THEIR BECOMING VICTIMS OF CRIME OR TO AVOID THEIR BECOMING INVOLVED IN CRIME. REFERENCE MATERIALS AND TEACHING AIDS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH SESSION TO HELP THE TEACHER IN FORMULATING EXAMPLES AND IN PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS. DEFINITIONS OF BASIC LEGAL AND CRIME-RELATED TERMS ARE APPENDED, AS WELL AS SEVERAL SKITS TO BE PERFORMED AND UNFINISHED STORIES THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED. FORMALITIES OF THE LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS ARE NOT COVERED.