Spring 2013  |  SOC 4162 Section 001: Criminal Procedure in American Society (46018)

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Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
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Course Catalog Description:
How constitutional democracy balances need to enforce criminal law and rights of individuals to be free of unnecessary government intrusion.
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 8th edition (earlier editions won't do). Audience: Upper division undergraduates in all departments and colleges; some graduate and professional students.
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/46018/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 November 2010

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