What is procedural justice?(Lesson Plan)

From: Social Education | Date: October 1, 2003 | Copyright information

This lesson plan, developed by the Center for Civic Education and published in the Center's Foundations of Democracy curriculum, explores the role of procedural justice in government and society. Teacher's Guide

Lesson Overview

Students are introduced to the subject of procedural justice. Students learn that procedural justice refers to the fairness of the ways people gather information and make decisions. They learn to identify situations involving issues of procedural justice and the reasons it is important not only in law enforcement and the courts, but also in the ...

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