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MCJ 6230 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice

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MCJ 6230 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice
psy 3019 history and systems of psychology

Description

Explores constitutional law and its impact on contemporary America, including constitutional rights and potential civil liability in the workplace.

Outcomes

  1. Explain the structure of the U. S. Constitution.
  2. Consider the amendments of the Bill of Rights which have the most significance to the criminal justice system.
  3. Analyze the authority of police to arrest and to use of force.
  4. Critique the dimensions of the Fourth Amendment.
  5. Analyze the Fifth Amendment protection against compulsory self-incrimination.
  6. Summarize the Sixth Amendment right to counsel at critical stages in the criminal justice process.
  7. Explain the constitutional safeguards in effect during the trial and punishment phases of a criminal case.
  8. Describe the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment due process and equal protection clauses.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Constitutional law for a changing America: Rights, liberties, and justice (Rev: 9th ed.)

Publisher: CQ Press (2016)

Author: Epstein, L., & Walker, T. G.

ISBN: 978-1-4833-8401-6

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]