This guide contains library resources and other resources to support CJI 530.
Course Description:
This course examines a variety of legal issues critical to a thorough understanding of the various aspects of the criminal justice system. Students will examine the United States Constitution and its interpretation through court decisions that together have formed the cornerstone of the criminal justice system. Students will analyze criminal procedure from the investigative stages through trial, sentencing and post-sentencing with an emphasis on constitutional parameters.