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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

For Students Pre-K - 1st
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fbi: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This FBI site provides some basic guidelines for kids while they use the Web. Content also includes Internet law enforcement stories and a parent's guide to Internet Safety.
Handout
Other

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Iihs): Safety Belt Use Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Hover over each state on this interactive map to see what its laws are regarding the enforcement of seat belt use.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Horrific Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Led to Workplace Safety Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the deadliest workplace catastrophes in U.S. history, claiming the lives of 146 workers, most of them women immigrants in their teens and twenties. The fire was so horrific it...
Article
Texas Department of Public Safety

Txdps: Texas Rangers: Historical Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article about the Texas Rangers, the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction.
Website
Other

Osha: Employer Responsibilities for Keeping Young Workers Safe

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety standards for anywhere employing teen workers.
Article
Other

The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at what effects curfew laws for young people were having in California. Published by the Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice, June 1998.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 15th Amendment, which declares the Right of Citizens to Vote, with annotations on Abolition of Suffrage Qualificatrions, Adoption and Judicial Enforcement, and Congressional Enforcement.
Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Supreme Court decision of Shelley vs. Kraemer, relating to the enforcement by the courts of private agreements that exclude persons of color.
Website
Other

Streetlaw: Careers in the Law

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are interested in being an attorney, corrections officer, court reporter, forensic scientist, police officer, judge or government agent, check out this description of several legal careers. Learn about salary, required education,...
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(F.B.I)is an independent agency of the U.S. government. This homepage contains a wide variety of information, such as: Your FBI, Contacting the FBI, Major Investigations, Employment, etc.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs taken in the 1940s of various public places that had posted signs for "White" and "Colored."
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The 18th amendment regarding the prohibition of intoxicating liquors, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations about the validity, enforcement, and repeal of the amendment are provided, as well as footnotes.
Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Summary of the Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief overview of the Clean Water Act. Includes links to its history and to information about compliance and enforcement.
Activity
US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice: Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines how the Antitrust Division of the Department Of Justice works for and protects the typical American consumer.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Federal State Courts Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource shows the relationship between the Federal and State Courts as stated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution. This annotated text details issues like problems raised by concurrency, autonomy of state courts, and rules of...
Article
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Encounter With the Texas Rangers, 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
This firsthand account of an encounter with some of the men from the Texas Rangers, a group of law enforcement officers in nineteenth century Texas.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iv: Penal Judgments: Types Entitled to Recognition

For Students 9th - 10th
Refers to Section I of Article IV that ascertains that judicial systems of states or countries are not responsible for enforcing the laws of another state or country.
Unit Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
Payroll taxes include the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. Social Security taxes provide benefits for retired workers, the disabled, and the dependents of both. The Medicare tax is used to provide medical benefits for certain...
Article
Time

Time: 6 Ways to Fight America's Heroin Epidemic

For Students 9th - 10th
Law enforcement agencies across the nation are fighting the rising heroin epidemic in unique ways. Time investigates in cities currently most threatened by the drug. Find out how the officials are attacking the problems at the root...
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Fbi Asks for Tips in Case of 'Golden State Killer'

For Students 9th - 10th
The East Area Rapist. The Original Night Stalker. The Diamond Knot Killer. The Golden State Killer.The serial rapist and murderer had many monikers, but now law enforcement is renewing the quest for another name: His real one.
Primary
Lectric Law Library

Invoking Miranda: The Defendant's Burden

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reviews the recent court decisions on the right to counsel issue and suggests how they might be incorporated by law enforcement.
Website
Other

Streetdrugs.org: Education Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.
Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: City Youth Unit: Crime Prevention [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is focused on helping young scholars understand resources for solving and preventing crime. They compare crime prevention methods of today and in the past, take part in simulation exercises, and participate in a service...

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