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Fall 2015 | SOC 4162 Section 001: Criminal Procedure in American Society (34546)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- How constitutional democracy balances need to enforce criminal law and rights of individuals to be free of unnecessary government intrusion. prereq: 3101 or 3102 or 3111 or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jbs+SOC4162+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- Course Content: Balance between government power to enforce criminal laws and individuals' right to be let alone by the government in a constitutional democracy. Topics include: police power to stop and frisk, arrest, search, interrogate, and identify suspects; right to a lawyer; remedies for constitutional violations; social science, the courts, and the law of criminal procedure. Teaching methods: Read and discuss U.S. Supreme Court and other cases. Textbooks and other reading: Samaha, Criminal Procedure 9th edition (earlier editions won't do). Audience: Upper division undergraduates in all departments and colleges.
- Grading:
- 90% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 90%,13 non cumulative short answer and essay exams; 10%, participation in course surveys
- Exam Format:
- 60% identification, definition; description and explanation of legal conceptsl and social science findings (no multiple choice); 10% case briefs; 30% discussion reaction essays
- Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
85% Discussion
- Workload:
- 35 Pages Reading Per Week
13 Exam(s)
Other Workload: weekly non-cumulative short answer exam (60%); weekly case briefs (10%); weekly discussion analysis essay (30%)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34546/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 13 January 2015
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2015 Sociology Classes