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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Administration of Justice 2


COURSE DESCRIPTION
2 Principles of Justice System Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
The role and responsibilities of each segment within the administration of justice system: law enforcement, judicial, corrections. An historical exposure to each of the subsystems’ procedures from initial entry to final disposition and the relationship each segment maintains with its system members. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
The role and responsibilities of each segment in the American administration of justice system.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1   Cite the historical development of law and the evolution of the
      American criminal justice system.

2.   Describe the issues of consensual encounter, detention, arrest,
      search and seizure, arraignment, pre trial proceedings, trial,
      counsel assistance, pre trial motions, jury matters, verdict and
      appeals, sentencing and victims' rights

3.   Identify historical, present and future trends in criminal justice
      system development, implementation and procedural evaluation

4.   Critically analyze your understanding of the pervasiveness of the
      criminal justice system.

5.   Define basic criminal justice system legal definitions and concepts.

6.   Identify and discuss the constitutional limits of the criminal justice
      system.

7.   Define the role of the Police, the Prosecutor (City Attorney, District
      Attorney, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General), the Defense
      Counsel, the Courts, and Corrections; local, state and federal.

8.   Critically analyze, and write a proper role for the Community in
      working with the criminal justice system, in light of the U.S.
      Constitution preamble – We, the People, and the U.S.A. Patriot
      Act.

9.   Critically analyze, and write a constructive strategy for dealing with
      the challenges to the Criminal Justice System in the 21st century.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Extensive review of the U.S. Constitution; preamble, articles 1 – 3, and amendments 1-10 and 14; and individual citizen constitutional rights issues
  2. Analysis of the courts in a written decision pertaining to a critical segment of American society; i.e. the issue of medical marijuana, and case law prohibition of California’s proposition; 215
  3. Define and describe the concept of Due Process and Exclusionary Rule as viewed through the principles and procedures of the American criminal justice system
  4. Review, analysis and evaluation of due process pertaining to certain criminal cases within the American criminal justice system
  5. Define and describe an appropriate role for the community in criminal justice system decision making
  6. Define and describe an appropriate role for the identification and implementation of victims’ rights in the criminal justice system
  7. After system analysis and evaluation, outline a constructive strategy for dealing with the significant system challenges in the 21st century
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Develop and assign web based activities such as review of the U.S. Constitution, analysis of a U.S. Supreme court decision versus a state proposition, written definition and description of a legal procedure or process of the criminal justice system, critical analysis of due process viewed through certain criminal cases decided within the structure of the criminal justice system
  • Develop an appropriate role for the community in criminal justice system decision making
  • Analyze and implement an appropriate, enhanced role, for victims’ rights in the criminal justice system
  • Outline a strategy for solving significant system challenges in the 21st century
  • These instructional methods are developed as web quests, web site reviews, internet presentations, on line paper submissions and the viewing of specific on line presentations
  • Everything in this class is developed around web based activities
  • In the traditional lecture method, there will be use of overhead transparencies, white board, handouts, videos, and student participation
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Chapter quizzes; for course knowledge and comprehension
  • On line paper presentations; essays,  review, analytical and evaluative exercises to assess student responses to specific outlined questions – i.e. critical analysis of a significant court decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in opposition to a people’s proposition, 215 – California, medical marijuana
  • In class exercises;   pro / con analysis of current practitioner practices;  the application of consensual encounter, detention and arrest as a law enforcement officer uses their discretion in deciding whether a particular person enters the criminal justice system or not
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Cliff Roberson, Harvey Wallace, Gilbert Stuckey. Procedures in the Justice System. 8th edition ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.
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