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The Connecticut Judicial Branch, in
collaboration with the Justice Education Center,
Inc. and
the Connecticut Judges’ Association, has
developed Connecticut Courts: An
Interactive Curriculum in Three Segments for
High School Students, which provides
high school students with a thorough
understanding of the rule of law, the role of
the courts and the structure and function of the
Judicial Branch.
The goal of the
curriculum was to provide teachers with a
resource to assist them in educating high school
students about the role and function of the
Judicial Branch and how it interrelates with the
other two branches of government.
The curriculum was
developed to be easily incorporated into high
school government or United States history
classes in seven, 40-minute segments or three
90-minute blocks, with the option of unlimited
expansion or exploration. The curriculum
fulfills critical components of the Connecticut
State Social Studies Curriculum framework.
Connecticut
Courts
was not designed to deliver traditional lectures
and elicit simple responses to traditional
questions; special care was taken to ensure that
the work would be intellectually stimulating,
but also engaging for students. The curriculum
includes a variety of innovative classroom
activities and provides two videos for classroom
use.
 The Curriculum is available in PDF
format. It has been divided into eleven sections
for easier downloading. You must have Acrobat® Reader® to view it.
Through a grant from the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Programs, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, External Affairs and The Justice
Education Center, Inc. have written and produced
a video on Megan's Law. External Affairs also
produced a booklet on Megan's Law in
collaboration with the Department of Public
Safety, the Board of Parole, the Connecticut
Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. and
Connections, Inc.
The Megan's Law
video follows a family that discovers a sex
offender has moved into the neighborhood. The
video follows the family as they learn about the
information and guidance that is available to
them to deal with the situation. In a scene
featuring the couple and their daughter, the
video offers suggestions on how parents can
discuss the subject with their children.
The booklet
offers in-depth information, definitions and
statistics on child sexual abuse, sex offenders,
date/acquaintance rape and other related
material. It also offers guidelines for parents
on matters such as how to talk to their children
about sexual abuse, where to obtain further
information or how to report such abuse.
Megan's Law Booklet
(146k)
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This is a PDF file. You must have
Acrobat® Reader®.
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