YOUTH AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - A MODEL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON LAW AND CITIZENSHIP FOR SCHOOLS

• NCJ Number: 39299
• Author(s): R WEINTRAUB; S MORLEYCLARK T
• Editor(s): T CLARK
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 53 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-DF-09-0040
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Constitutional Rights Foundation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BOOKLET REPORTS ON A LEAA-FUNDED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROJECT AT THREE LOS ANGELES-AREA SCHOOLS.

Abstract

DURING THE 1973-74 SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS AT JOHN MUIR, ROOSEVELT, AND JORDAN HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN A NOVEL PROJECT THAT HELPED THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE PROJECT RECEIVED COOPERATION FROM JUSTICE-RELATED DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS PROBATION, CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. SEVENTY-FIVE STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THIS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED CLASSROOM ROLE-PLAYING SITUATIONS, PRESENTATIONS BY AUTHORITIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS. AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TRIPS. THE PROGRAM EXPLORED THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL THE AGENCIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND EVEN INCLUDED A MOCK ARREST EXPERIENCE. THE BOOKLET CONTAINS GUIDES TO AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT, AND STUDENT LEARNING PACKETS. ...BS