COURSE NAME:  LAW109 Criminal Law & Procedures

Course Description (Detailed Syllabus is released upon registration)

Students will learn the essentials of Criminal Law and Procedures.  Upon completion of this course students will be able to: 1) explain the role of a paralegal, defense attorney, prosecutor, and police in a criminal law case, 2) describe the Court System and Source of Rights, Criminal Justice Process, Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion, and Stop and Frist and Station House Detention, 3) define Arrest and Use of Force, Search and Seizures, Motor Vehicle Stops Searches and Inventories, Searches and Seizures mot fully protected by law, and 4) explain the principles of Lineup and Other Means of Pretrial Identification, Confessions and Admissions, Constitutional Rights of the Accused, Sentencing, Death Penalty or Punishments, Legal Liabilities of Public Officers, Terrorism, and Electronic Surveillance and the legal concepts and the legal procedures associated with criminal law. 

Prerequisites

None

Required Resource Purchases

Textbook’s name, author’s name, and the ISBN will be released to the students upon registration.  . 

Software and additional resources, including author’s name and the ISBN will be released to the students upon registration.   

Additional Materials for Learning

Access to a printer or printing shop such as FedEx Kinko’s

Access to high speed Internet and a reliable computer

E-mail account that will be checked daily

Course Grading and Policies

Points from:  Lessons, Assignments, Tests, Classroom Discussion, and Course Portfolio are factors in grade point calculation.

A = 90% – 100%, B = 80% – 89%, C = 70% – 79%, D = 60% – 69%, F = 59% and Below.

Late Assignment Policy: If unable to complete assignments or tests on time, please contact your instructor before the due date.Assignments or tests submitted after the due date without appropriate excuse and pre-approval will receive a zero score.

Award Upon Completion

The student will receive three credit hours upon completion of this course.