Resources

PowerPoint Slide Deck

PowerPoint slide deck for use in presentations about the civil grand jury. No script is available, but we’ll be happy to walk you through it. Download it here.

 Civil Grand Jury Flow Chart

How does the Civil Grand Jury move from idea to investigation to final report and recommendations for improvement? This flow chart shows how it all works. Download it here.

“California’s Civil Grand Juries”, Fourth Edition

The latest e-book from the California Grand Jurors Association discusses the history, legal authority, and operation of grand juries in an easily readable format. Download it here.

Teacher’s Guide to Civil Grand Juries

The events and destiny of our country in the future will be in the hands of our youth of today. Therefore, it is imperative that the core values of our society, our traditional institutions, and our rules of law be perpetuated from one generation to another in order to sustain the democracy our citizens enjoy today. The goal of this unit of study is to provide students and teachers with basic information about the grand jury system in California. Download it here.

Middle School Unit of Study on Civil Grand Juries

This unit of study relates the Civil Grand Jury and its work to that of a student council and its responsibilities. Download it here.