Criminal Prosecution and the Rule of Law
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed the role of prosecutors and the Department of Justice. He emphasized the importance of prosecutors following the rule of law and differentiating between truth and opinion.
Description
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed the role of prosecutors and the Department of Justice. He emphasized the importance of prosecutors following the rule of law and differentiating between truth and opinion.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- In what ways do investigators and prosecutors protect the truth-seeking process in criminal cases?
- Why is it important for judicial officers to differentiate between what is right and what is legal?
- Explain the two objective requirements for criminal prosecution that Deputy Attorney General describes.
- Why is it important for prosecutors and the Department of Justice to be prudent and restrained in criminal proceedings?
Additional Resources
- Lesson Plan: Introduction to the Principles of Democracy
This lesson has students view video clips about democracy to come up with these characteristics of democracies.
- Lesson Plan: The Right to an Attorney and the Public Defender System
This lesson provides an overview of the Gideon v. Wainwright case and the current obstacles that the public defender system faces.
- Bell Ringer: Due Process Protections and Imprisonment
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) discussed due process rights and imprisonment. He discussed actions in U.S. History that challenged these rights including Japanese internment and the arresting of suspected terrorists on U.S. soil.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Discretion
- Objective
- Presumption Of Innocence
- Prosecutor
- Subjective