Annotated Bibliography
Teacher Resources
Brown, Robin, "2 Juveniles Arrested in Wilmington Slaying," The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, November 12, 2006
Christie, Agatha, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 1926, renewed 1954. Christie's writings in crime fiction genre are superb. In this book you will also find detective work that involves witness interviews. Great read!
Cummins, Robert, J.D "Legal Office Concepts & Procedures," South Western Educational Publishing, 1998. This is the textbook I use in the Legal Administrative Assistant Career Program. This textbook is very informative in explaining civil office procedures.
Fagin, James A., "Criminal Justice 2005 Update," Allyn & Bacon, 2005. This is the criminal justice textbook I use in the Legal Administrative Assistant Career Program. The author has extensive law enforcement and teaching experience. This textbook is a good resource for the criminal justice system and is used at the college level.
"House Approves Bill on Witness Intimidation," Crime Control Digest, April 30, 2004
Read.Write.Think "Story Map for Solve-It Stories" http://kids.mysterynet.com
This website includes many mystery helpers for the crime fiction genre.
Thinkquest, "Words You Should Know" http://library.thinkquest.org
This website includes many mystery helpers for the crime fiction genre and much more.
Internet Research
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Citizens Information Center, http://www.aacounty.org/Police / ColdCases
"Criminal Justice System," www.cjsonline.org/witness, 2003
Ezine rticles, "SnitchCraft: New Novel Sheds Light on Snitch Culture," http://www.ezinearticles.com/ ?SnitchCraft:-New-Novel-Sheds-Light-on-SNITCH-Culture&id=349780
DePasquale, Mario, "Are You A Witness To A Crime?" SafetyCops.com, 2000
Gourley, Leah and Lacey, John, "Children Who Witness Gun Crime More Likely to Commit Violent Crime," Harvard Medical School, 2005
Johnson, Kelly Dedel, "The Problem of Witness Intimidation," Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, Guide No. 42, 2006
Kahn, Jeremy, "Viewers to a Kill," The Atlantic Unbound Online, 2007.
This article is an overview of Author Jeremy Kahn's article entitled "The Story of a Snitch". He writes about the growing problem with witness intimidation. Not only are witnesses reluctant to talk to the police, they are reluctant to talk to those who report about snitching as well.
Kouri, Jim, "Cops and Prosecutors Frustrated Over Witness Intimidation," American Chronicle.com, 2006
Maynard, Warwick, "Witness Intimidation: Strategies for Prevention," Police Research Group - Crime Detection & Prevention Series Paper No. 55
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:eevRrlO-7NUJ:nationalarchives.gov.uk/ ERO/records/ho415/1/prgpubs/cdp55bf.pdf +home+office+police+research +group+briefing+note+witness+intimidation& hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3& gl=us&client=firefox-a A good resource for different strategies to prevent witness intimidation.
Neill, James, "What is Locus of Control?" 2006 http://www.wilderdom.com/psychology/ loc/LocusOfControlWhatIs.html
Pilgrim, PhD, David, "Who Was Jim Crow?" Ferris State University, 2000
Materials for Students and Classroom
Davis, Edrea, "Snitchcraft," Dogon Village Books, 2006. Davis is a new writer. This is the primary book for the unit. Notice the bias and mistrust of the community against law enforcement in this book. Students will compare this book to those books on the Group I list.
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, "Truth," Orca Book Publishers, 2003. Lloyd's witness in "Truth" is confused because the perpetrator is closer than a mere acquaintance. The author brings real life scenarios to the plot.
Paretsky, Sara, "Hard Time," Delacorte Press, 1999
Poe, Edgar Allan, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," 1841 http://poe.thefreelibrary.com/ Murders-in-the-Rue-Morgue Poe is credited with the creation of detective fiction. In this story, he expresses himself in the first person as an assistant to sleuth Monsieur Dupin. This entire text is available for free and can be downloaded at The Free Library by Farlex.
Young, Diane, "See No Evil," Orca Book Publishers, 2006. Young clearly shows the dilemma of withholding evidence because of fear. Students will be able to relate to these witnesses.
Resources related to the above objective
The resources listed above include a comprehensive overview of a real problem that deals with uncooperative witnesses and is referred to as snitching. Various aspects discussed in the unit are addressed. Information that pertains to laws regulating police investigative procedures, witness rights, witness intimidation, witness protection, ethnic and social norms are addressed. These resources will enlighten both the educator and the students alike.
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