Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ409540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Can the Bill of Rights Survive the Crisis in Criminal Justice? Myths, Realities and Questions for the Future.
Dash, Samuel
Update on Law-Related Education, v14 n1 p6-10 Win 1990
Interviewed 800 police chiefs asking whether the Bill of Rights prevented police and prosecutors from protecting citizens against crime and found the answer was no. Urges more equitable funding for the criminal justice system, more public defenders for the poor, and teaching about justice in a free society. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Law Related Education, Legal Problems, Misconceptions, Social Science Research, Social Studies, Surveys, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bill of Rights
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