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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
Payroll taxes include the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. Social Security taxes provide benefits for retired workers, the disabled, and the dependents of both. The Medicare tax is used to provide medical benefits for certain...
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Article
Time

Time: 6 Ways to Fight America's Heroin Epidemic

For Students 9th - 10th
Law enforcement agencies across the nation are fighting the rising heroin epidemic in unique ways. Time investigates in cities currently most threatened by the drug. Find out how the officials are attacking the problems at the root...
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Fbi Asks for Tips in Case of 'Golden State Killer'

For Students 9th - 10th
The East Area Rapist. The Original Night Stalker. The Diamond Knot Killer. The Golden State Killer.The serial rapist and murderer had many monikers, but now law enforcement is renewing the quest for another name: His real one.
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Lectric Law Library

Invoking Miranda: The Defendant's Burden

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reviews the recent court decisions on the right to counsel issue and suggests how they might be incorporated by law enforcement.
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Other

Streetdrugs.org: Education Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: City Youth Unit: Crime Prevention [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is focused on helping students understand resources for solving and preventing crime. They compare crime prevention methods of today and in the past, take part in simulation exercises, and participate in a service learning...
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Other

National Transport Library: Highway Safety Desk Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on highway safety compiled for law enforcement leaders and supervisors.
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Article
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Rcfp: Court Rescinds Its Own Prior Restraint Against the Ap

For Students 9th - 10th
A judge decided not to continue to enforce a prior restraint keeping the Associated Press from releasing information it had obtained through an open records request.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Week of 12 16 13: Why India's Gay Community Is in Shock

For Students 9th - 10th
Recently, the goverment of India shocked its LGBT population by deciding to enforce a colonial-era law that forbids same sex relationships. Learn why so many Indians view this as a devastating step backwards in the battle for human rights.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: History of the Fbi

For Students 9th - 10th
This official FBI site offers an illustrated history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from the years of its first director, J. Edgar Hoover, to the present and is suitable for student research.
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Other

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.
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Other

U.s. Marshals Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the United States Marshals Service. There are many helpful links on this page - history, major cases, and information on becoming a Deputy.
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Article
Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Texas Rangers

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. In this case the Texas Rangers; a raggedy bunch, who straightened up when they needed to.
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Other

Secretary of the Anti Drug Program of Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
This resouce is offered by the Secretary of the Anti-Drug Program of Argentina. It includes information about the efforts of Argentina to crush the drug trade.
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US Department of Justice

Uspc:united States Parole Commission Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the United States Parole Commission which is part of the Department of Justice.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Marine Fisheries Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
This home page provides links to fisheries organizations, research and regulations.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
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Handout
Other

The Fall of the Wall and the East German Police

For Students 9th - 10th
This site evaluates the crucial period immediately following the fall of the Berlin Wall in the autumn of 1989. It examines the wall's effects on law enforcement and the role of the East German Police.
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US Senate

Committee on the Judiciary

For Students 9th - 10th
The Committee on the Judiciary has been called the lawyer for the House of Representatives because of its jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in Federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement...
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Thurgood Marshall Website

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary: Thurgood Marshall on J. Edgar Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
Thurgood Marshall, as Justice of the Supreme Court, battled with law enforcement officials over recognizing the civil rights of black Americans, particularly in the South. This site has a short interview with Marshall about his...
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Article
Other

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Stephen F. Austin

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick biographical snapshot about Stephen F. Austin, the Father of the Texas Rangers. He founded the earliest precursor of the famous law enforcement organization.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Biometrics: New Ids That Are Uniquely You by by Sharon Oosthoek

For Students 7th - 8th
Police and law enforcement have historically used fingerprints to identify suspects and prosecute criminals. But now, using new technology and the science of biometrics, scientists have developed a different, and potentially more...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Eminent Domain, What Is Eminent Domain?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by FindLaw.com. "Eminent domain," often called "condemnation," is the legal process by which a public body [is] given the legal power to acquire private property for a use that has been declared to be public by...

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