Criminal Procedure.

Catalog description

This course is designed to expose students to the rules and procedures by which criminal prosecutions are governed in the U.S. The course begins with examining the rules and procedures of police investigations and continues throughout the process of criminal justice. Examples of questions that criminal procedure addresses are: When can a police officer conduct a search of a home? Do police always have to knock and announce when conducting a search with a warrant? Students will also examine the historical foundations of these rules and procedures, and search and seizure. Prerequisite: CJ 201 .