CE-Notes 73-74

DO NOW: Week 13 MONDAY: 1.What was the 1st social contract in the colonies? 2.What English document first limited the power of the king and protected the rights of citizens? TUESDAY: 1.What was the first law code called? 2.What English document inspired our Bill of Rights? 3.What was America’s first Constitution? WEDNESDAY: 1.What type of law is based on precedent or previous court decisions? 2.What type of law is made by government agencies? 3.What type of law deals with treaties and trade agreements between nations? THURSDAY nWhat agency investigates terrorist threats coming from outside the United States? nWho is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of the county? nWhat agency investigates federal crimes?

Pop Quiz: Identify which law enforcement agency would respond in each scenario: FBI, CIA, Secret Service, Police, Sheriff, State Trooper, SBI 1. An arrest warrant needs to be delivered to a resident of Franklin County 2. Local law enforcement needed help investigating robberies in Johnston, Wake and Franklin counties that they thought were linked. 3. The terrorist group Al Qaeda has been plotting an attack on a US Military base in Saudi Arabia 4. The Bush family needs extra protection on their vacation in California. 5. A truck was stopped for excessive speed on I-95 in North Carolina. 6. A series of murders committed in 4 southern states are linked and need to be investigated. 7. The alarm went off at LHS at night because 4 students broke into the school to steal computers.

Crime & Punishment CE Notes NC 6.08

Objectives SWBAT assess methods used by society to address criminal behaviors.

RAP 73 What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor? What are the 2 parts in criminal law which a jury must take into account when a person is on trial?

Review Which Amendment outlaws “cruel and unusual punishment?” Which two US Supreme Court Cases dealt with the Death Penalty?

Discuss- If you are unaware of a law and break it should you still be punished?

Notes 74 Citizens must keep themselves informed of laws, BUT… It is the responsibility of the government to provide the information. –Legislative branch must inform the public of new laws. –That is why legislators get to send mail for free, this is called the Franking Privilege. Not knowing something was against the law is NOT an excuse or a defense.

Media and Information Newspapers, TV, and the Internet all let us know what is going on in Government. –________________ reaches the most people –________________ provide the deepest coverage of events. –The ________________ has the most up to date information. The media also acts as a “watchdog” letting us know when our gov’t is corrupt.

Notes 74 Different reasons why we punish criminals: –Retribution: Criminals deserve punishment because of the harm they inflicted on society. Similar to “an eye for an eye” –Deterrence: Punishments will make people less likely to commit crimes –Rehabilitation: the bodies of criminals should not be punished their minds need to be reeducated.

Types of Punishment-Convicted Felons Prison terms of substantial length Loss of Privileges such as professional licenses, public offices, or public employment, voting, driver’s license Capital Punishment-death penalty Restitution- pay money to the victim or the judicial system

US Prison Statistics 70,000 inmates are released from prison each year. More than 2/3 (67%) of them end up back behind bars within 3 years. –Overcrowding in prisons  leads to the early release or “parole” of prisoners. 2,310,984 prisoners are held in federal or state prisons or in local jails America's jails hold 1 in every 142 U.S. residents. Males are incarcerated at the rate of 1,309 inmates per 100,000 U.S. men, while the female incarceration rate is 113 per 100,000 women residents.

Types of Punishment- Misdemeanors Incarceration/Prison: lasting usually no longer than 12 months Sometimes even part time imprisonment, weekend stays, etc.. Community Service Fines Probation: a suspended jail sentence for the convicted to be rehabilitated by the community

Juvenile Court System Used for Minors (there are exceptions) Focus is on rehabilitation. We want to give kids a chance to change their behavior.

Types of Punishment- Minors Juvenile Detention: prison for kids Boot Camp programs instill discipline, education, and civic responsibility in youth offenders. Probation Community Service House Arrest

Juveniles in North Carolina Once you turn 16 you are no longer a juvenile in the court system, unless the state makes an exception in your case. Kids as young as 13 in NC can be tried as adults for serious felonies like 1 st Degree murder. Once you are tried as an adult, you will always be considered an adult in the NC court system. If you are tried as an adult and sentenced you will be placed in an adult correctional facility. You will be with other youth offenders in that facility.

Discuss Why do you think the juvenile system is easier on crimes than the adult system? Do you think this makes sense?

Miscellaneous Mentally Ill: if convicted & found to be mentally ill the offender may be sentenced to a mental institution 3 strike laws: mandate long-term incarceration for person convicted of 3 or more felonies. Parole: the supervised release of a prisoner before his/her sentence is finished.

Check for understanding? 1. What is the difference between probation and parole? 2. What is a 3-strike law? 3. What might your punishment be if you are mentally ill? 4. What is incarceration? 5. What is deterrence? 6. What is rehabilitation? 7. What is retribution?

PIT 73-Evaluating Punishment The Death Penalty in America Should our democracy use the death penalty as a form of punishment?

PIT 73-Evaluating Punishment The Death Penalty in America 1. Read the Article “Death Penalty Debate” –Put a “P” (pro) next to arguments FOR the death penalty –Put a “C” (con) next to arguments AGAINST the death penalty. 2. Write an argument FOR (pro) or AGAINST (Con) the death penalty. You must have 3 reasons to support your argument.

PIT 73: Prisons Reflection A) What did you see in the show were some of the problems with America’s prisons? B) How well do you think they are doing their job of “rehabilitating” criminals so they DON’T commit more crimes?