Pick-a-Shelf discussion

LAW & ORDER

“noun

1. The orderly arrangement of society in which people follow laws and are not disruptive: a breakdown of law and order.

2. The strict enforcement of laws, especially by police action: argued that we should balance law and order with a willingness to listen to people's grievances. ~thefreedictionary.com



Easy level

1. Cover featuring object/s that can be used to keep “Order” (can include police utility belt, uniforms, sirens, etc)

2. Author initials (first & last) found in POLICE OFFICER

3. In absence of Law & Order, chaos will reign. Read an apocalyptic book.

4. Read a mystery/crime book which has been adapted onto screens

5. Read a book with either ‘law’ or ‘order’ in title/subtitle (exact spelling - NO variation allowed)

6. Initial letter of words in title can be found in “PROTECT AND SERVE” (excl. A, An, The and letters can only be used as often as they appear in Protect and Serve)

Moderate level

1. Main character is a Police Officer (as opposed to a detective) OR a Law professional of Civil courts (as opposed to Criminal)

2. Read a book about OR written by a Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

3. Author is / was a law enforcement officer (incl. FBI/ DEA but not CIA - this Wikipedia entry may help)

4. Read a book from one of the following listopias: Best True Crime or Civil Rights & Law: Then and Now

5. Read a book from one of the following listopias: Prison Books or Books for Incarcerated Youth

6. Read a book from one of the following listopias: Substance Abuse & Addiction or Best Transgressive Fiction (being representative causes of crime)

Hard level

For this level, there will only be a general topic with a little definition to guide you but the rest of the interpretation will be up to your discretion.

1. Justice
2. Probation
3. Vigilante
4. Corruption
5. Big Brother
6. Utopia

For ideas, this Law & Order listopia may help. Please do add to the list if you know a fitting book.

Remember, you may choose which task to complete. However, we would encourage you to complete different tasks each time you land on the same Theme Park square.

There are 18 tasks (over 3 different levels) per Theme Park:

Easy: tasks that may be easily completed from participant’s bookopoly shelf

Moderate: tasks that may require participants to look outside of bookopoly shelf or further afield

Hard: tasks that may require a rather intensive research to complete (or maybe not; this will depend on the individual)

The Listopia is a work in progress and all participants are encouraged to add to this list.

This thread is also open for further discussion on the topic of Law & Order.

Hi! A question: When in Moderate level says "1. Main character is a Police Officer (as opposed to a detective)", it means an agent as opposed to a private detective or to any kind of detective (like a police detective or a police sergeant)...?

We're looking for uniforms, Elvenn. Police detectives don't usually wear them. I hope am making sense.

I just woke up ;p

Lol, yes, thanks! :D

So, for the hard level, can I just read a book from the "law and order listopia" link?

Cecile wrote: "So, for the hard level, can I just read a book from the "law and order listopia" link?"

Yes.

Thanks. Not so hard. LOL

Cecile wrote: "Thanks. Not so hard. LOL"

Cecile, if you click on the "x person voted", it will tell you how that book fits the options 1-6.

Ok. Thank you Bea. That will help me to see how I might add to the list.

I went with the Easy level for this one and read Sugar Rush on 7/28/17. It's initial letters in the title are in protect and SeRve

For Hard level 6, Utopia, I read As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann.

The MC fights in Cromwell's New Model Army in the English Civil War, aiming to establish a republican utopia in England; and later in the book, helps to establish a community of Diggers, idealists who lived off the land in communes.

Added to the Listopia.