This section provides additional resources for students.

• General
• Learning activities

General

• Idea starters for a visit to the courts - tools and strategies for teachers of the middle years.
• Why wear a wig – article by Dr John Emerson about the history of wigs and etiquette in South Australia.
• The role of judges – A paper delivered by former Chief Justice of the high Court of Australia, Murray Gleeson.
• The sentencing process – general information about sentencing.
• Sentencing factors – What a court considers

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Interactive activities for the classroom

• You be the judge - sentencing in the Magistrates Court
• Magistrates Court role play
• Who Killed Eddie Echidna – This activity considers the stages in the criminal process after a crime has been committed (for students between Years 6 and 12).
• Courts Challenge - an inquiry-based approach to learning about courts (years 5-12)​

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