1. 2/4/09 BR- Why are children not usually put in jail for acts such as murder? Today: Designing Your Own Law & Order Episode

2. Assignment: 45 Points Its almost impossible to turn on the TV and not see some form of the show Law & Order (Law & Order CI, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order-Animal Kingdom..) For this assignment you will make your own Law & Order Episode. If its good enough we might even submit it to the show..

3. How Each episode need to have an interesting story (its ok, to use actual events as the basis of your episode-That way, its “ripped from the headlines.”) You must also include: 1.A Crime with all of the correct elements. It can be a crime against the person or property. 2.One of the 4 types of criminal defenses.

4. My Grade Do you correctly use the crime and its elements. Do you correctly use the defense and its elements Example- Your story describes a person who accidentally kills someone but you charge them with 1 st degree murder. Be creative! Its ok to share ideas with classmates but you must write your own story. If nothing else, use one from TV!