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Criminal Procedure –
cja364
(3 credits)
This course explores the basic core knowledge of constitutional criminal procedure. Emphasis is placed on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, searches and seizures, interrogations and confessions, identifications, and pretrial and trial processes. In addition, the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court, is examined along with philosophical policy considerations. Application of core knowledge is developed through simulation exercises and examination of homeland security issues.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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The Trial Process
- Describe the selection of a fair and unbiased jury.
- Analyze constitutional trial rights.
- Describe the steps in a jury trial.
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Pretrial Procedures
- Describe prosecutorial misconduct.
- Analyze the prosecutor’s duty to disclose exculpatory information.
- Explain the right to a preliminary examination and the role of the grand jury.
- Describe pretrial detention and the concept of bail.
- Explain the pretrial process.
- Describe prosecutorial misconduct.
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Interrogation and Identification
- Distinguish Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights during interrogation and identification procedures.
- Describe eyewitness identification procedures.
- Explain the Miranda decision.
- Describe the concept of self-incrimination.
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Right to Counsel
- Describe the right to self-representation.
- Identify when the right to counsel attaches to criminal procedure.
- Explain the development of the right to counsel.
- Define the role of lawyers in the criminal justice system.
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Essential Fourth Amendment Concepts
- Analyze border and regulatory searches.
- Explain the concept of stop and frisk.
- Analyze automobile search rules.
- Describe exceptions to warrant requirements.
- Analyze the requirement that search and arrest warrants be based on probable cause.
- Explain the expectation of privacy.
- Define search, seizure, arrest, and reasonableness.
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The Fourth Amendment and the Exclusionary Rule
- Identify the costs and benefits of the exclusionary rule.
- Identify alternative remedies to the exclusionary rule.
- Identify exceptions to the exclusionary rule.
- Analyze the rationale and purpose of the exclusionary rule.
- Explain the common law background of the Fourth Amendment.
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Introduction to Criminal Procedure
- Explain the affect of the due process and crime control models on criminal procedure.
- Describe the competing due process and crime control models.
- Analyze the applicability of the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Describe the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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