lamolina Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 My DS 12 has been reading a lot of fictional law stories. He is very interested in it now and wants to be able to watch real court cases, but not Judge Judy type stuff. Does anybody have anything interesting I could show him? More books, videos, court cases, curriculum, etc? Thanks for any ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Contact your local courthouse. Out here they have a field trip they'll do for school groups--they might do such a thing for a homeschooler as well. See what's airing on Court TV. They put actual trials on there, that's the point of it. You might find some good stuff here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/resources/children.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thanks for that link Ravin, I think he will really like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 There are several constitutional law books (I think Critical Thinking has one), including ones that specialize in the Bill of Rights. There are also a few moot court type programs: one of them has to do with the case of the Big Bad Wolf. Another program used by high schools is called Street Law: http://www.streetlaw.com/ HTH, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 For fun he could read the Theodore Boone books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 I knew there had to be lots of cool things out there! Thank you all so much, off to check these out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaka Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 My DS 12 has been reading a lot of fictional law stories. He is very interested in it now and wants to be able to watch real court cases, but not Judge Judy type stuff. Does anybody have anything interesting I could show him? More books, videos, court cases, curriculum, etc? Thanks for any ideas! My 10yo is interested in law, too. What stories has your son read? Thanks for starting this thread :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Your son could listen to the oral arguments found here, http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio.asp or read the slip opinions found here, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx. If you can find an older edition of a Torts or Criminal Law book, those cases are more interesting than most fictional books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 He has been reading the ones written by Randy Singer. They do have Christian content if that is an issue. I like them because they are similar to John Grisham books but more suitable for a 12 year old. Actually, I can't remember if John Grisham's regular books are ok for a 12 year old... are they?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Your son could listen to the oral arguments found here, http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio.asp or read the slip opinions found here, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx. If you can find an older edition of a Torts or Criminal Law book, those cases are more interesting than most fictional books. Do you mean something like this book? http://www.amazon.com/Tort-Law-Responsibilities-Redress-Materials/dp/0735565600/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375320445&sr=1-14&keywords=tort+law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosyne Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Here locally kids are allowed to sit in for the weekly misdemeanor court.I always enjoyed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Fiona- He would LOVE that! It will have to wait until we are back in the US, but he will definitely want to check into that. Thanks for the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Do you mean something like this book? http://www.amazon.com/Tort-Law-Responsibilities-Redress-Materials/dp/0735565600/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375320445&sr=1-14&keywords=tort+law Yes, and I see there are some cheap used ones. Apparently I lost mine - was trying to look for it on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 crazyforlatin- if I get him a Criminal Law book, are there going to be details of cases in there that may be too graphic for a 12 year old? He is not sensitive at all but I don't want to give him nightmares either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Let me take a look in my book, but Tort Law is an easier read, from what I remember, and definitely more funny than the cases you would find in Criminal Law. There will be details but I don't remember gruesome details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Ok, maybe I will go with Tort Law and see what he thinks. Looking at it online I think he will either love it or I will scare him away from Law forever! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just a quick glance, I see that there are more details than I remembered. One of the cases is about cannibalism and a famous case at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/The-Oxford-Companion-American-Companions/dp/0195088786/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Where are you? Getting a sense of the law system wherever you are could be interesting. Even the understanding that legal systems can be more different from place to place than say, mathematics, which tends no longer to be so dependent on location (by no longer, I was thinking that once upon a time part of the world was dealing in Roman numerals while other parts were developing algebra). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 A favorite here with my teens is "they broke the law, you be the judge" It has tales of youth (ages 9-17) who broke the law, with background information, and what theya re charged with. It lists out some possible sentences and the reader selects what sentence they feel it should be and why (great for learning debating skills too). Then the book tells what the judge actually did, a letter from the youth, and where the youth is now at time of publication. Great discussion starter, and deals with the law but in a different way that standard law books. My kids love this book. Another option would be the uncle josh's book what happened to justice? (in the penny candy series by bluestocking press). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 He has been reading the ones written by Randy Singer. They do have Christian content if that is an issue. I like them because they are similar to John Grisham books but more suitable for a 12 year old. Actually, I can't remember if John Grisham's regular books are ok for a 12 year old... are they?? The Theodore Boone books are written by Grisham for children/youth. We have listened to the first one on audio and I never felt there was anything in it that would be too mature. My 8yr old enjoyed it as well as my 16yr old and me. We plan on listening to more. There are some things in the adult Grisham books I would not let a 12 yr old read yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I'd been interested in law as a kid/teen. Then I was told it was all boring writing, so I went another path. A few things I enjoyed. 1) A book on law aimed at the general public 2) An LSAT prep book. Those logic puzzles were a hoot. 3) My parents had a party game based on court cases. 4) An old law reference book. I would have loved those Critical Thinking books. My father was on the jury for a felony criminal case. There was an older couple that watched it. Dad talked to them afterward. They were retired and watching court cases was their hobby. One thing interesting, dad asked if they usually agreed with the jury. They said they always did except when they got to hear/see stuff that the jury did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thank you all! So many great ideas and books. We will have a lot of fun with these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe you can also find some of the old legal shows like Perry Mason for him to watch. Unfortunately anything post LA Law era would probably be too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Also some of the old movies like Twelve Angry Men and To Kill a Mockingbird--also a book-- (which starts from a rape case) might be a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Also some of the old movies like Twelve Angry Men and To Kill a Mockingbird--also a book-- (which starts from a rape case) might be a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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