The Court System
Course Code: CJL1500
Credit Hours: 3
Effective beginning: Fall 2020
Course Description:This course examines the history, traditions, and philosophy of the American Court System. Emphasis is on the roles of the prosecutor, judge, defense attorney, jurors, offenders and the public. This course focuses on the general themes of law on the books, law in action, and law in controversy.
Course Details
Instructors:
Lynn Wimberly
Virginia "Ginger" Hicks
Terri Whitehead
Required textbooks/ course materials:
Seigel, Larry J., Courts and Criminal Justice in America. 3rd Ed. Pearson Publishing, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9780134526751
Assignment/course outline:
Chapters are as follows:
- Legal Foundations
- Who Controls the Courts?
- Federal Courts
- State Courts
- Juvenile Courts
- Specialized Courts
- Judges
- Prosecutors
- Defense Attorneys
- Defendants and Victims: Their Roles and Rights
- Pretrial Procedures
- Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas
- The Jury and the Trail
- Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus
- Differential Treatment and Wrongful Convictions
- Technology, Alternatives, and the Future
Discipline-level learning outcomes:
SS-01.0 Describe and discuss the Criminal Justice System
SS-08.0 Describe and discuss the field of Criminal Law
Course-level student learning outcomes | Discipline-level learning outcomes | Assessment methods |
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Define the primary components of criminal justice and their primary responsibility. Define and contrast civil and criminal proceedings. Identify the legal elements of crimes. Discuss the implications of constitutional case and statutory law and their relationships to the criminal justice system. State the purpose of evidence. Name and describe types of evidence. |
SS-01.01 SS-08.02 SS-08.05 SS-08.06 SS-09.01 SS-09.02 |
Tests, Quizzes, Unit Tests, Writing Assignments, Homework |
- Read all assigned materials
- Attend and participate in class discussions
- Complete study guides and notes from class discussions and lectures
- All courses taught under the auspices of the Social and Behavioral Sciences will include an oral component, oral presentations, and or classroom discussions. Note: Online and Distance Learning courses will not contain the oral component.
Assignment Schedule:
- Lecture
- Discussions
- Case Law/Research
- Videos
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Examinations
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