Lesson Plan Law and Criminal Justice for EFL
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Study the following situations and determine if the accused is guilty of kidnapping under the MPC. 1. During a bank robbery, one of the robbers holds a gun to the bank president’s head while her cohorts are getting the money from safe. She tells the president he her “hostage”. The robbery takes 10 minutes to complete after which the robbers leave the bank president unharmed. 2. A farmer picks up a mentally ill hitchhiker and him to his farm, which is 50 miles from the nearest town. The hitchhiker is told he has to work at the farm until he is able to pay the farmer back for the ride. Because the hitchhiker is mentally ill, he doesn’t realize that he can simply walk away from the farm and find another ride to town. 3. A 13-year-old girl agrees to go to an out-of-state concert with 16-year-old boy from her high school. They attend the concert without letting her parents know and don’t return for three days, during which time her parents have informed the police that their daughter is missing. 4. A father, who was granted the right during a divorce processing to see his daughter on the weekends (visitation rights), doesn’t bring the girl back on Sunday night. He and daughter have gone to Mexico for two weeks without obtaining prior approval of the mother, who was granted custody by the court. NAME THE CRIME 1. “I arrived home late and found that I’d forgotten my keys. I didn’t want to wake my wife up, and I saw there was a ladder in the garden of the house next door. I got the ladder and climbed in. We’ve just moved house and I didn’t realize I was in the wrong street …”
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Law and Criminal Justice for EFL Lesson Plan
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Study the following situations and determine if the accused is guilty of
kidnapping under the MPC.
1. During a bank robbery, one of the robbers holds a gun to the bank president’s head while
her cohorts are getting the money from safe. She tells the president he her “hostage”. The
robbery takes 10 minutes to complete after which the robbers leave the bank president
unharmed.
2. A farmer picks up a mentally ill hitchhiker and him to his farm, which is 50 miles from the
nearest town. The hitchhiker is told he has to work at the farm until he is able to pay the
farmer back for the ride. Because the hitchhiker is mentally ill, he doesn’t realize that he can
simply walk away from the farm and find another ride to town.
3. A 13-year-old girl agrees to go to an out-of-state concert with 16-year-old boy from her
high school. They attend the concert without letting her parents know and don’t return for
three days, during which time her parents have informed the police that their daughter is
missing.
4. A father, who was granted the right during a divorce processing to see his daughter on
the weekends (visitation rights), doesn’t bring the girl back on Sunday night. He and
daughter have gone to Mexico for two weeks without obtaining prior approval of the mother,
who was granted custody by the court.
NAME THE CRIME
1. “I arrived home late and found that I’d forgotten my keys. I didn’t want to wake my wife
up, and I saw there was a ladder in the garden of the house next door. I got the ladder and
climbed in. We’ve just moved house and I didn’t realize I was in the wrong street …”
2. “I was walking my dog when I saw the gun lying on the ground. I picked it up-it was still
warm and at that moment, I saw the body lying in the long grass. I went across to look and it
was my business partner. That’s when the police arrived …”
3. “OK, so there are 200 copies of the video. That’s perfectly true, but I had no intention of
selling them. I’m collector.”
4. “ You misunderstand me. When I offered him the money, I meant it as a gift. I know that
life can be difficult for a young man on a police salary, especially if he has a family, young
children etc. It is not easy and I know that. I just wanted to help. I didn’t expect him to do
anything in return …”
5. “After leaving the office I realized I’d forgotten my umbrella. I went back in to get it. When
I went in, I noticed that the photocopier was still turned on. It had been working very badly
all day, and I decided to quickly see want was wrong with it before going home. I made a
few test copies of documents that were in the office. I din’t even look at what I was copying.
The machine seemed to be working much better. I put the copies in my briefcase – intending
to use the other side as notepaper. I didn’t believe in wasting paper. At that moment MR.
Sanders came out of his office…”
6. “ I painted them for pleasure. I did not intend to deceive people. I never said they were by
other people. Yes, I did include the signatures of other artists but that’s because I wanted
them to be perfect copies …“
Make a website:
Macedonia Crime Victims Web Site
http://victimsmk.wikispaces.com
I have shared a googledocs spreadsheet. As you read and work on your website, add
vocabulary to it.
Resources:
http://www.azvictims.org/
Glossary resources
Dictionary
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
Glossary (Legal Terms)
To find a particular Legal Term, click on one of the letters: A | B | ...
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/glossary/legal.htm
Law.com Legal Dictionary
Law.com's online Real Life Dictionary of the Law. The easiest-to-read, most user-friendly
guide to legal terms. Use it free!
dictionary.law.com/
Law Dictionaries websites
This site provides English definitions to English law terms. ... This is a free online law
dictionary with a wide variety of legal terms;
Design a website including the following subtopics
CHILD ABUSE
COPING AS A VICTIM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IDENTITY THEFT
SEXUAL ASSAULT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TERRORISM
RESOURCES/SERVICES
VICTIM RIGHTS
PUBLICATIONS
