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READ THESE DIRECTIONS!
How many times have you been caught doing something wrong and your first instinct is to lie and say, "I didn't do it!"? Frequently (and especially if you've been caught red-handed) people don't believe you. Occasionally, however, sometimes you say you didn't do it because you really DIDN'T! do it. But how often are you believed when you say you are innocent?

No one likes to be blamed for something he or she did not do. Sometimes in these situations, the consequences are mild, but in some cases, the result of being wrongfully accused can be serious. Occasionally, people are even sent to Death Row for crimes they didn't commit.
 
DO THIS FIRST
1) Check out the link below. This is a page from a college professor who also has focused on wrongful convictions. Read through the cases mentioned."

Click on the link below:

Some Famous Cases

2) Do a google.com search. Choose any ONE of the cases mentioned in the site above, and do a google.com search on that person(s). Find out more about the case.

Click here to start your google.com search

 
3) ON YOUR MAP
In the section labeled "Wrongful Conviction," imagine for a second that you were one of the defendants in the "Famous Case" you just researched. Write a brief entry that discusses the following:
Briefly describe the case. What happened and why was the person wrongfully convicted? How would you feel if you were arrested for a crime you did NOT commit and no one believed you? What would YOU do? What should America do to solve this problem?

Once you have finished writing, take a minute and share your response with your teammates.
 
When your group has finished your discussion, you should move on to the next section of the Web-Quest. Click on the Juvenile Justice button at the top of this page to continue.

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