Courtrooms to Classrooms
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Denver prosecutors are back in school – way back! They are in elementary school classrooms sharing their time and teaching kids about civics and good decision-making. Denver teacher Mark Pilloud joins Denver DA Mitch Morrissey to talk about the Courtrooms to Classrooms program on this edition of Dialogue Denver DA.
Denver DA Mitch Morrissey and students from the
Denver Arts and Technology Academy after spending a morning in a Denver courtroom experiencing a mock trial, the People vs. Goldilocks.
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There are 30 Deputy District Attorney’s participating in the Courtrooms to Classrooms program this year
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Courtrooms to Classrooms is 13 years old; it was started in 1995.
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Deputy DA’s are paired into teams and are assigned one classroom for the school year
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Denver Public Schools has 151 schools with 4,555 teachers
When are juveniles most likely to commit a violent crime?
A. Right after school B. Right after dark C. Midnight
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A. Violent crimes by juveniles occur most often in the hours right after school.