Back to Catalog

CJ265 Criminal Procedure and Evidence

• Department Criminal Justice
• Level Lower
• Format Online
• Credits 3

Description

Provides a comprehensive review and in-depth analysis of the rules of evidence and criminal procedural law in the United States. Analyzes case law which interprets the constitutional guarantees afforded the accused by the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments, and the admissibility of evidence in court proceedings. Particular emphasis is placed upon arrest, search and seizure, confessions and admissions, the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to counsel, the exclusionary rule and its exceptions, burden of proof, and procedural due process.

View Sample Syllabus

Prerequisites

This course does not require any prerequisites.

Sections