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Mr.
Strauss
Criminal Justice Hompage
This
course affords students the opportunity to study the police,
correction and court systems and how they relate to each other.
Research in the computer lab and class room discussions and
simulations will provide additional exposure to the material.
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Unit
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Course
Outline
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1
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What
is Law?
- Why do we need rules?
- Difference between rules and laws
- Morals, values, and law
-Criminal
vs. Civil law
-The Constitution and other sources of Criminal Law
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2
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Crime
-Legal
and Social Definitions
-Violations, Misdemeanors, and Felonies
-Ingredients of Crime
-Types
of Crime
-Legal Defenses to Crime
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3
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Serial
Killers
-Defined
-Serial Killer vs. Mass Murderer
-Research Project and Presentation
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4
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Police
-History
-Public opinion
-Methods of Investigation
-Police Units
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5
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Police
and the Law
-Criminal
Procedure
-Search and Seizure
-Abuse
and Corruption
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6
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The
Court System
-Investigation
and Arrest
-Two Court System
-Major Role Players
-Pre-Trial Process
-The Jury
-Trial Process
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7
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Corrections
-Sentencing
-History of Punishment in the United States
-Prisons
-Parole
-Alternatives to Prison
-Mandatory Minimums and other controversial issues
-Capital Punishment
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8
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Juveniles
and the law
-History
of Juvenile Law
-What is delinquency?
- Rights of Juveniles
- Juvenile Detention Centers
-Juveniles and the Death Penalty
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