ADMJ 1503 Criminal Court Process

This course provides an examination and analysis of due process in criminal proceedings from pre-arrest through trial and appeal utilizing statutory law and state and constitutional law precedents. The course focuses on criminal court processes, defenses, prosecutorial decision-making, and the enforcement of criminal law from the individual rights perspective of Constitutional law and judicial precedence. The course discusses the legal aspects of Miranda warnings, searches, seizures, interrogations, and other current issues faced by the criminal justice system. This course contains subject matter that can be distressing or otherwise challenging to students. The course material is required to prepare students for the demands of criminal justice careers. Examinations of crimes, crime scenes, court legal opinions, case history and other relevant subject matter including the use of debate or other argumentation is necessary to advance the academic and legal education of this course. C-ID: AJ 122. Transfer Credit: CSU.