To Be Completed21st Century Instructional Guide for Career Technical Education

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Human Services Cluster

Corrections / Law Enforcement / Security and Protective Services

Title: / Introduction to Criminal Justice WVEIS #1031
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.1 / History and Current Issues
Students will:
  • discover the historical background of criminal justice.
  • explore current criminal justice issues.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.1.1 / discover the history of the criminal justice system.
HS.O.ICJ.1.2 / show the difference between a crime and a tort.
HS.O.ICJ.1.3 / assess the importance of due process.
HS.O.ICJ.1.4 / interpret the right to representation.
HS.O.ICJ.1.5 / articulate the changing roles of victims.
HS.O.ICJ.1.6 / determine the main crime categories.
HS.O.ICJ.1.7 / examine ordinary and career crime.
HS.O.ICJ.1.8 / assess the strengths and weaknesses of crime statistics.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.2 / Concepts and Applications of Federal Law
Students will:
  • examine the major principles of federal laws related to criminal justice.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.2.1 / examine major themes of constitutional law and criminal law.
HS.O.ICJ.2.2 / apply federal laws related to search and seizure.
HS.O.ICJ.2.3 / interpret principles of juvenile law.
HS.O.ICJ.2.4 / apply applicable laws of arrest.
HS.O.ICJ.2.5 / interpret rules of evidence.
HS.O.ICJ.2.6 / explore surcharges and civil and criminal liabilities.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.3 / Criminal Justice as a System
Students will:
  • assess important elements of the criminal justice system.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.3.1 / determine the common elements of the criminal justice process.
HS.O.ICJ.3.2 / establish the influence of criminal behavior on criminal justice policy.
HS.O.ICJ.3.3 / articulate differences in state and federal court systems.
HS.O.ICJ.3.4 / determine various points of entry into the criminal justice system.
HS.O.ICJ.3.5 / examine felony and misdemeanor violations.
HS.O.ICJ.3.6 / assess the importance of prosecutorial discretion.
HS.O.ICJ.3.7 / interpret the importance of judicial discretion.
HS.O.ICJ.3.8 / chart the factors which effect a prosecutor’s decision to charge an offender.
HS.O.ICJ.3.9 / show how judicial officials are appointed or elected.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.4 / Trials, Hearings and Procedures
Students will:
  • demonstrate trial and hearing procedures.
  • prepare testimony for a given situation as a law enforcement officer.
  • provide testimony for a given situation as a law enforcement officer.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.4.1 / determine typical trial and hearing procedures.
HS.O.ICJ.4.2 / examine the roles of those involved in trials and hearings.
HS.O.ICJ.4.3 / prepare as a law enforcement officer to provide testimony at trial as a witness.
HS.O.ICJ.4.4 / provide effective testimony as a law enforcement officer.
HS.O.ICJ.4.5 / assess the role that listening plays in being an effective witness.
HS.O.ICJ.4.6 / obtain clarification regarding questions that aren’t clearly understood as a law enforcement officer providing testimony.
HS.O.ICJ.4.7 / explore why it is imperative that a witness answer questions truthfully.
HS.O.ICJ.4.8 / examine the process of jury selection.
HS.O.ICJ.4.9 / apply the exclusionary rule.
HS.O.ICJ.4.10 / assess the use of the adversarial system in our courts.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.5 / Police Procedure and Discretion
Students will:
  • explore basic policing concepts.
  • apply basic police procedure.
  • interpret the concept of police discretion.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.5.1 / assess the significance of the Fourth Amendment to the criminal justice system.
HS.O.ICJ.5.2 / determine the basis for unreasonable search and seizure.
HS.O.ICJ.5.3 / establish the purpose of the Miranda warning requirements.
HS.O.ICJ.5.4 / execute a Miranda warning to a subject that is being placed under arrest.
HS.O.ICJ.5.5 / apply the determinants of arrest.
HS.O.ICJ.5.6 / discover the concept of community policing.
HS.O.ICJ.5.7 / interpret the importance of police discretion.
HS.O.ICJ.5.8 / assess the role of private security in the criminal justice system.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.6 / Firearm and Chemical Agent Use
Students will:
  • explore rules and regulations governing the use of firearms and chemical agents
  • simulate the proper use of firearms.
  • simulate the use chemical agents used in law enforcement situations.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.6.1 / apply standard protocols that govern the use of firearms and chemical agents.
HS.O.ICJ.6.2 / determine the components of common firearms.
HS.O.ICJ.6.3 / determine the components of common chemical agents.
HS.O.ICJ.6.4 / simulate the effects of common firearms.
HS.O.ICJ.6.5 / simulate the effects of common chemical agents.
HS.O.ICJ.6.6 / demonstrate the use of a mock firearm in a simulated situation.
HS.O.ICJ.6.7 / demonstrate the use of a mock chemical agent in a simulated situation.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.7 / Emergency and Crisis Response
Students will:
  • demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for emergency and crisis situations encountered by law enforcement officers.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.7.1 / utilize crisis intervention techniques.
HS.O.ICJ.7.2 / apply the basic elements of emergency response.
HS.O.ICJ.7.3 / demonstrate basic first aid procedures.
HS.O.ICJ.7.4 / simulate water safety and rescue procedures.
HS.O.ICJ.7.5 / examine first responder techniques in emergency and crisis response.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.8 / Information Technology Applications
Students will:
  • examine the information technology systems that are used to track offenders.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.8.1 / examine the types of data that criminal records systems contain.
HS.O.ICJ.8.2 / explore how officers interpret data from criminal records systems.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.9 / Managing Crisis Situations
Students will:
  • apply appropriate techniques to manage crisis situations.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.9.1 / demonstrate the use of effective communication techniques in crisis situations.
HS.O.ICJ.9.2 / participate as a crisis negotiation team member in a mock situation.
HS.O.ICJ.9.3 / simulate suicide intervention techniques.
HS.O.ICJ.9.4 / establish perimeters in crisis situations.
HS.O.ICJ.9.5 / illustrate hostage safety considerations during negotiations.
HS.O.ICJ.9.6 / demonstrate sensitivity and understanding to individual and societal rights during crisis situation role-play.
HS.O.ICJ.9.7 / determine the steps leading to successful prosecution of law-breakers causing crisis situations.
Standard Number
HS.S.ICJ.10 / Participating in the Student Organization
Students will:
  • participate in a local student organization.

Essential
Questions
Objective Number / Objective / Learning Plan & Notes to Instructor
HS.O.ICJ.10.1 / execute the purposes and goals of the student/professional organization.
HS.O.ICJ.10.2 / outline the benefits and responsibilities of participation in student/professional/civic organization as an adult.
HS.O.ICJ.10.3 / demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student/professional/civic organization activities such as meetings, programs, and projects.
21st Century Skills / Learning Skills & Technology Tools / Teaching Strategies Culminating Activity / Evidence of Success
Information and Communication Skills
Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Personal, and Workplace, Skills
Learning Skills & Technology Tools / Teaching Strategies Culminating Activity / Evidence of Success
Entrepreneurship Skills
Culminating Assessment
Culminating Assessment
Links and Other Resources
Links and Other Resources
Contacts
Contacts / CTE Teachers: See CTE Directory
Cluster Coordinator: Greg Atkinson –
OCTI Assistant Executive Director and EOCTST Coordinator: Donna Burge-Tetrick
OCTI Executive Director: Gene Coulson

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