1. Legal or Not? You’d better know. Make it your business to know!

2. Directions  You’ll need one piece of paper and one pencil/pen per table.  Number your paper 1 through 12.  You will read each slide and have a brief discussion at each table regarding the question.  Decide if the situation is legal or not, and note that on your paper

3. 1. Legal or Not? You and your date are both 17 years old. You go for a drive in the countryside and decide to park to watch the sunset. While visiting, snuggling and kissing, a police officer stops and realizes you are not high school graduates.

4. 1. Legal or Not? You and your date are both 17 years old. You go for a drive in the countryside and decide to park to watch the sunset. While visiting, snuggling and kissing, a police officer stops and realizes you are not high school graduates.

5. 2. Legal or Not? You are asked to prom at a local high school. Though you are 15 and your date is 17, you get permission from your parents to attend. After the prom, things get carried away and the two of you become sexually active.

6. 2. Legal or Not? You are asked to prom at a local high school. Though you are 15 and your date is 17, you get permission from your parents to attend. After the prom, things get carried away and the two of you become sexually active.

7. 3. Legal or Not? You and your girlfriend are both 15. You feel you are very much in love and want to get married. Your parents feel you are too young, so you run away and attempt to get married without their permission.

8. 3. Legal or Not? You and your girlfriend are both 15. You feel you are very much in love and want to get married. Your parents feel you are too young, so you run away and attempt to get married without their permission.

9. 4. Legal or Not? You are babysitting at a neighbor’s home. After you put the kids to bed, your boyfriend comes over to visit. You both fall asleep on the couch watching a movie together. The parents come home and are not real pleased with what they find.

10. 4. Legal or Not? You are babysitting at a neighbor’s home. After you put the kids to bed, your boyfriend comes over to visit. You both fall asleep on the couch watching a movie together. The parents come home and are not real pleased with what they find.

11. 5. Legal or Not? You are a 16-year-old boy. You and your girlfriend hadn’t planned on being sexually active, but it happened once and she got pregnant. You play football, basketball and run track. You have no time to get a job. Your girlfriend’s parents will have to support your child.

12. 5. Legal or Not? You are a 16-year-old boy. You and your girlfriend hadn’t planned on being sexually active, but it happened once and she got pregnant. You play football, basketball and run track. You have no time to get a job. Your girlfriend’s parents will have to support your child.

13. 6. Legal or Not? You are at a party and drink too much alcohol. After 9 PM, you don’t remember any of your actions. Even though you are 21 and can legally drink, you find out that you were making sexual advancements toward someone incapable of giving their consent.

14. 6. Legal or Not? You are at a party and drink too much alcohol. After 9 PM, you don’t remember any of your actions. Even though you are 21 and can legally drink, you find out that you were making sexual advancements toward someone incapable of giving their consent.

15. 7. Legal or Not? A group of teen boys gather in a neighborhood garage to look at pictures of small children engaged in sexual acts. After looking at the pictures the boys decide they are not comfortable with the situation and go outside to play football.

16. 7. Legal or Not? A group of teen boys gather in a neighborhood garage to look at pictures of small children engaged in sexual acts. After looking at the pictures the boys decide they are not comfortable with the situation and go outside to play football.

17. 8. Legal or Not? Your older sister is 19 years old. Her boyfriend is 18. They are engaged to be married. Even though they had hoped to remain abstinent until marriage, they broke down and had a sexual encounter while still unmarried.

18. 8. Legal or Not? Your older sister is 19 years old. Her boyfriend is 18. They are engaged to be married. Even though they had hoped to remain abstinent until marriage, they broke down and had a sexual encounter while still unmarried.

19. 9. Legal or Not? You are a young adult who has just graduated from college. You have a sexual relationship with someone you hope to marry. You discover your partner has passed you the HIV virus. This person knew he/she had the virus but decided not to tell you.

20. 9. Legal or Not? You are a young adult who has just graduated from college. You have a sexual relationship with someone you hope to marry. You discover your partner has passed you the HIV virus. This person knew he/she had the virus but decided not to tell you.

21. 10. Legal or Not? You take your girlfriend to a movie. You’ve talked about maybe becoming sexually active. After the movie you begin to get romantic. She decides against it and says “no.” You get frustrated and force her into it anyway.

22. 10. Legal or Not? You take your girlfriend to a movie. You’ve talked about maybe becoming sexually active. After the movie you begin to get romantic. She decides against it and says “no.” You get frustrated and force her into it anyway.

23. 11. Legal or Not? A new family moves into the neighborhood. Your father checks the Internet and finds that one of your new neighbors is registered as a convicted sex offender. Your new neighbors seem nice but never mention this fact to you.

24. 11. Legal or Not? A new family moves into the neighborhood. Your father checks the internet and finds that one of your new neighbors is registered as a convicted sex offender. Your new neighbors seem nice but never mention this fact to you.

25. 12. Which is a more serious crime?  Felony?  Misdemeanor?

26. 12. Which is a more serious crime?  Felony? Felonies are considered the most serious types of crimes, and each state has different punishments for these offenses. A standard definition of a felony is any crime punishable by more than one year in prison  Misdemeanor? Misdemeanor punishments: fine, community service, jail. Felony punishments: fine, community service, jail, prison, mandated to register as sex offender.

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