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Oct 20, 2024
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CJUS 512 - CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE 3 cr hrs
Description Behavioral and legal analysis of the stages and procedures of a criminal case including initial appearance, bail, preliminary hearing, grand jury, arraignment, suppression hearings, trial and sentencing. Emphasis is on bail reform, plea-bargaining, screening, diversion, speedy trial, insanity defense, discovery, and the role of the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge. Included is an examination of the court system as a social institution of human actors who exercise extensive discretion within the boundaries of the law.
Notes (Also POLS 512)
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