Across the Curriculum with Detective Fiction for Young People and Adults

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.02.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Snitching as a Social Phenomenon
  5. The Crime Fiction Genre
  6. Teaching Strategy
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Annotated Bibliography
  9. Appendix A
  10. Appendix B
  11. Appendix C
  12. Appendix D
  13. Notes

Police Investigative Challenges: To Snitch or Not to Snitch, That is the Unanswered Question

Christine Shaub

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Appendix A

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District, Howard High School of

Technology, Legal Administrative Assistant Career Program, Task List

This section of the Task List is a mandatory component for the curriculum standards in this career program. The following task will satisfy the tenth and eleventh grade requirement for Introduction to Criminal Justice:

  • Task No. 1.0 Students will be able to identify and describe various parts of the criminal justice system and various perspectives on crime.
  • Task No. 2.0 Students will be able to perform statistical research regarding crime and victimization while gaining an understanding of the nature of crime.
  • Task No. 3.0 Students will demonstrate an understanding of how criminal law is defined and the due process procedure.
  • Task No. 4.0 Students will compare and contrast historical and modern day origins of policing.
  • Task No. 5.0 Students will describe the organization, role and function of police in society.
  • Task No. 6.0 Students will analyze issues facing modern police organizations in America.
  • Task No. 7.0 Students will be able to describe the implications of constitutional issues on police procedures.

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