A PPT designed to introduce 10 Legal studies students to terminology needed for an exam about criminal law (some short response and an extended response Q about youth crime). This lesson should equip students with the ability to: • Define the following terms: adversarial system, crime, prosecution, standard of proof, beyond reasonable doubt • Know the difference between summary and indictable offences • Explain how to behave in court • Explain how juries are selected • Name some of the roles in the court system NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

My school runs a 10 Legal Studies elective designed to give students a taste of Senior Legal Studies. This is for a unit designed to give students foundational knowledge about criminal law with a focus on youth crime. What is included: Scope and Sequence – lays out the topics taught in each lesson across the 8-week term (two weeks of which are exam block). There are 2 lessons a week. Some of these lessons are also available for sale at my store. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Handout – included on learning wall and printed in A5 for students to glue into their books and refer to throughout the unit. Unit Plan – which contains: • Unit description • Assessment details (formative and summative) • Suggested resources (textbooks, websites, videos etc.) • Teaching and learning cycle • Reflection questions for teachers at the end of the unit A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review.

An exam designed for 10 Legal Studies (a unit focusing on criminal law and youth crime). For this assessment students were allowed to see the sources for the extended response one week before the exam. Included documents: • Part A: 6 short response questions • Prepared answers for Part A (to assist with marking). • Exam planning paper • Part B: Planning and response booklet • Part B: Exam Stimulus (sources). It includes sources and context statements. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review.

A PPT designed to introduce 10 Legal studies students to terminology and concepts needed for an exam about criminal law (some short response and an extended response Q about youth crime). The lesson begins with information about why young offenders are treated differently from adults in the criminal justice system. The current penalties and sentencing options available to the court are provided in dot point form. Then students had to draw a 4 column table in their books to fill in while engaging with content on the subsequent slides. There were slides about the Labor Party (2024) had done as well as things they were proposing to do about youth crime prior to the Qld election. Other viewpoints were provided about these changes so that students could identify some of the pros and cons of these law reforms. Then Robbie Katter’s ideas about a ‘relocation sentencing policy’ were explored. This was compared to the Labor Party’s ‘On Country’ program which was being trialled in 2024. The Liberal Party’s election campaign slogan “adult crime, adult time” was explained along with their suggested “Staying on Track Program.” NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

An 8 page revision sheet which can be used in classes as well as for homework in the lead up to an exam which has Part A (short response about criminal law) and Part B (extended response about Youth Crime). An answer sheet is also provided. The revision booklet includes: • Match the definitions (retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, denunciation, community protection). • Multiple choice questions (could be turned into a Blooket / Kahoot). • Explaining processes (e.g. phases of a criminal trial / how a jury is selected). • Short response comprehension questions. • Key terms to define • Concepts to explain e.g. rule of law • Identifying key terms and labelling them with words from a word bank (adversarial system, evidence, beyond reasonable doubt, prosecution, jurisdiction, search warrant, restorative justice, fines, non-custodial sentence, the age of criminal responsibility) A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

A Practice exam designed for 10 Legal Studies (a unit focusing on criminal law and youth crime). For this assessment students were allowed to see the sources for the extended response one week before the exam. Included documents: • Part A: 7 short response questions • Part B: Planning and response booklet • Part B: Exam Stimulus (sources). It includes sources and context statements. • Prepared answers for Part A (to assist with marking). • Some typed responses (paragraphs from Part B) from students who sat the exam in 2024 A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.