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Law

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Description

Earning this merit badge enables a Scout to learn about the history and kinds of laws, the purpose and methods of law enforcement, consumer protection agencies, emerging law, and careers in the legal profession.

Meeting Times

  • Aug 1, 10:00 am - 12:45 pm EDT

Prerequisites

This merit badge contains several prerequisites as they require you to participate in tasks outside of a classroom environment. 

  • Ask five people (not more than one from your immediate family) about the role of law enforcement officers in our society. Discuss their answers with them. Report your findings to your counselor.  (Requirement 4)

  • Do ONE of the following (Requirement 6): 
    • (a) Attend a session of a civil or criminal court. Write 250 words or more on what you saw. 
    • (b) Plan and conduct a mock trial with your troop or school class or other group. After the trial is over, discuss it with the group. 

  •  Arrange a visit with a lawyer who works for a business, bank, title company, or government agency. Find out his or her duties and responsibilities. Report what you have learned. (Requirement 7).

We will be discussing selected cases in the classroom to fulfill requirement 2 of the merit badge. Please read the following cases prior to the class: 

  • Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education.

  • Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/384/436/.
    • I understand this is a really long case. Here is a summary: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1965/759. You do not need to read the entire case (unless you want to), but please at least read the summary prior to class. 

A complete list of the requirements of this merit badge can be found here: https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/law/.

Here is a pamphlet for the merit badge: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Law.pdf. 

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