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LegalWays: Domestic Abuse and Order for Protection

Posted By Jennifer Bloom On January 29, 2011 @ 2:11 pm In | No Comments

By Jennifer Bloom and Sally Revak

This lesson from LegalWays describes domestic abuse and what can be done when a person is the victim of abuse.  The procedure for getting an Order for Protection is included.  The “Case Study” activity asks the students to apply their new knowledge to a hypothetical case.  As a culminating activity, the students will apply their knowledge and learn more about the court system in the Mock Trial, which involves domestic abuse between a girlfriend and boyfriend. Lesson includes a student reading with guiding questions using Minnesota law. Lesson can be adapted.

Objectives

 

  • Understand the function of the people involved in the juvenile protection area.
  • Become familiar with the laws of abuse and neglect.
  • Understand the various ways in which the juvenile system attempts to take of care of juveniles and their families.
  • Learn where to go for help.

Time to Complete

Two class periods

Materials Needed

Procedure

See Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide

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URLs in this post:

[1] LegalWays Curriculum Overview: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/LegalWays-Curriculum-Overview41.docx

[2] Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Juvenile-Protection-Teaching-Guide1.docx

[3] Student Handout Domestic Abuse and Order for Protection: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Student-Handout-Domestic-Abuse-and-Order-for-Protection1.docx

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