2. Which of These Fairy Tale Characters Committed a Crime?

3. Fairy Tale Crimes
Who’s Guilty?

4. Essential Questions: 1. How are criminal actions defined in America. 2
Essential Questions: How are criminal actions defined in America? How effective are various sentencing options at resolving conflict? What ideals of our society are protected by the criminal justice process?

5. Your Task

6. You have been hired to work as an attorney in the Neverland District Attorney’s office to investigate crimes allegedly committed by certain fairy tale characters.
You will read a classic fairy tale to determine if criminal activity as occurred.
You will then present the evidence to a grand jury for indictment.
You will then be required to prepare trial strategies for the prosecution and defense.

7. Your Plan of Action

8. You will work in groups of 3 to 4 to act as a district attorney and assigned a classic fairy tale case.
Complete the vocabulary sheet to become familiar with terminology. Don’t worry -- The Neverland District Attorney’s office has recruited Deputy Hayes to assist you.
After you read the case, you will discuss and come up with a list charges for any of the characters your group thinks has committed a crime.
Your group will present the results to the class and the class will act as a grand jury to determine the characters to be charged and the crimes they will be charged with.

9. 5. Once the group has gotten the indictment from the grand jury you will create a T-chart of possible prosecutions and defenses.
6. Your group will then create a chart showing the process that would be used to try the characters from the indictment to the verdict and possible punishment.
7. As an assessment of your performance, you will each answer the following questions and turn it in to the District Attorney’s office:
What are the types of crimes?
What are some of the different types of defenses?
Our justice system is supposed to err on the side of the defendant. Do you agree with this? Defend your position.

10. First we need to know the vocabulary!
Let’s Begin!

11. Turn to the Vocabulary Page
Officer Dyer will be coming in to go over the definition of crimes with you
Until he gets here, get a book and begin working on the key criminal justice vocabulary terms
You may work with a partner

12. Criminal Justice System

13. The Criminal Justice System
Three Parts of
The Criminal Justice System
Components of Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice System
POLICE
COURTS
CORRECTIONS
Corrections
Courts
Police 9

14. POLICE
Investigate a Crime

15. ROLE OF THE POLICE Maintain order Enforce laws Investigate crimes
Make arrests
Take suspects into custody and book them

16. Decide guilt or innocence
COURTS
Decide guilt or innocence

17. Role of the Courts To seek truth and obtain justice Conduct a trial
Pronounce a sentence

18. Punishments for Crimes
CORRECTIONS
Punishments for Crimes

19. Corrections
Judges must impose sentences according to statutory guidelines
Types: Fines, Probation, Imprisonment, Death Penalty

20. Let’s Assign Cases

21. What’s My Case? Number yourselves one to four.
Group 1: Jack & the Beanstalk
Group 2: Little Red Riding Hood
Group 3: Three Little Pigs
Group 4: Goldilocks & the Three Bears

22. Review Your Case
Every member of your group should pick up a copy of your Fairy Tale
On your own, read your case.
Review the list of crimes.
Read it again and jot down any crimes you think were committed.

23. Now let’s learn the steps we’re going to take!
Criminal Trials

24. Steps in a Criminal Trial
Turn to your diagram of the Steps in a Criminal Trial.
Number yourselves 1-6 and get with your group.
1: Initial Appearance
2: Preliminary Hearing
3. Arraignment
4. Trial
5. Verdict
6. Sentencing

25. Steps in a Criminal Trial
Get with your group
grab a book, a piece of chart paper, markers
Look at your part of the diagram and find the information.
On the chart paper, briefly describe what happens at that step.
You have 20 minutes max and then we are presenting to the class

26. Step 1: Initial Appearance
Accused must be brought before a judge within 24 hours of arrest
Judge explains charges and ensures defendant knows their rights
Bail is set

27. Step 2: Preliminary Hearing/ Grand Jury
12-23 people decide if prosecution has enough evidence to bring charges. If so they will make an indictment.
Defendant not entitled to have attorney represent them here
Preliminary Hearing:
Judge only reviews evidence to decide if indictment is made
Information:
sworn statement by prosecution swearing there is enough evidence to go to trial

28. Step 3: Arraignment Judge reads indictment in open court
Defendant enters a plea
Not guilty
Not guilty by reason of insanity
Guilty
No contest
Plea Bargaining

29. Step 4: Trial Jury Selection: Opening Arguments Present Evidence
Voire dire
Petit Jury: 6 to 12 people who Look at facts of the case and determine guilt or innocence
Opening Arguments
Present Evidence
includes calling and questioning witnesses
Closing Arguments
Jury instructions

30. Step 5: Verdict Not Guilty – defendant is free to leave
Guilty – judge sets date for sentencing
Hung Jury:
Jury is unable to agree on a verdict
Case may be retired or retried

31. Step 6: Sentencing Fines: Probation: Imprisonment Capital punishment
pay a fee or for damages
Probation:
serve sentence outside of prison
Imprisonment
Serve sentence in jail or prison
Capital punishment
Death penalty

32. Now It’s Your Turn!

33. Review Your Case Turn to your Indictment Form.
Get out the list you made of crimes you believe were committed in your fairy tale.
With your group discuss any crimes you think have been committed by any characters in the story.
Once your group agrees on the crimes, list them on the Indictment Form.

34. Make Your Case
Get with the team you are paired with for the Grand Jury
Team 1: Jack & the Beanstalk
Team 2
Team 2: Little Red Riding Hood
Team 1
Team 3: Three Little Pigs
Team 4
Team 4: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Team 3

35. Make Your Case
Each group will present it’s evidence to their Grand Jury. (5 minutes each)
Each case should give a copy of their indictment page to the Grand Jury so they can look at as you make your case.

36. Make Your Case
After each presentation, the Grand Jury should discuss the evidence and decide if they will make an indictment.
Once you agree, pronounce your indictment so members of that case can record it on the bottom of their Indictment page.

37. Take it to TRIAL!

38. Come Up with Trial Strategies
Get with your Fairy Tale Case team.
Divide in half: one will be the prosecution and one will be the defense.
In these sub groups, complete the Trial Strategies t-chart with what you will present at trial.
Time: 20 minutes

39. Present Your Case to the Jury
Get with your Petit Jury Groups
Each case will present their evidence to the Petit Jury
You can choose one person to be the judge
The prosecution goes first, then the defense.
Both sides may make closing arguments. (Total 10 minutes per side).
Team 1: Jack & the Beanstalk
Team 4
Team 2: Little Red Riding Hood
Team 3
Team 3: Three Little Pigs
Team 2
Team 4: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Team 1

40. Decide on a Verdict
Once both cases have been presented, the jurors should meet to discuss whether or not the person is guilty or innocent (10-15 minutes).
The decision must be unanimous.
You must also decide on a sentence if found guilty.

41. Present Your Verdict
One by one, each jury will read its verdict to the whole class.
Read the name of the case.
Read each charge in the indictment and the verdict reached on each one.
You can then tell the sentence if found guilty on any charges.
The Fairy Tale team should record the verdict and sentence at the bottom of the T-Chart.

42. THE END!
Now answer your questions to turn in to the District Attorney (me!)
What are the types of crimes?
What are some of the different types of defenses?
Our justice system is supposed to err on the side of the defendant. Do you agree with this? Defend your position.
You may finish this for homework.

43. Review Your Case

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