Part 4: Trials and Reflection

Note: These recommended Web sites have been checked for availability and for advertising and other inappropriate content. Because Web sites' policies and content change frequently, however, we suggest that you preview the sites shortly before using them.

Unit 3: Presumed Innocent: Jury Trials and the Pursuit of Justice

Activity 4G: Justice for All?

Organizations Involved in Issues of Equity in the Criminal Justice System
California ProBono.org
www.probono.net/ca/oppsguide/organization.80713-Public_Counsel
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
www.maldef.org/about/mission/index.html
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
www.nw3c.org/
CitizenWorks: Tools for Democracy
www.citizenworks.org/
Fully Informed Jury Association
http://fija.org/about/fijas-purpose/

Video Clips Showing the Challenges Facing Public Defenders
“June 18, 2009—Public Defender’s Office Funding.” (5:36) Chicago Tonight Archive. WTTW Video. c. 2009 Public Broadcasting Service.
http://video.wttw.com/video/1545198939/
“The Thin Line of Defense.” (4:39) New York Times Video.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/11/08/us/1194829102125/the-thin-lin…