Cja224

|[pic] |Syllabus |

| |College of Criminal Justice and Security |

| |CJA/224 Version 3 |

| |Introduction to Criminal Court Systems |

| |GA12BCJ08 |

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Course Description

This course is an introduction and overview of the legal system, the participants, the courtroom process, and post conviction process of the course system. It demonstrates the connection among all participants and how they relate to each other. Additionally, the course covers the history of the court system and the different types of court at the state and federal levels.

Policies

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• Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.

Course Materials

Schmalleger, F., & Hall, D. E. (with Dolatowski, J. J.). (2010). Criminal law today (4th ed.)....