PA 1105 - Criminal Justice System
3 Credits
Introduces the student to the criminal justice system with special emphasis given to Minnesota law and procedure. Topics covered include: the Minnesota Criminal Code, police, attorneys, judges, constitutional rights, rules of evidence, plea bargaining, trials, and sentencing. Recommended: Students should enroll in ENG 1108 concurrently with PA 1105.
Pre-Requisites Both of these groups:
1.One of these two: EAP 0099, ENG 0099 (Minimum grade: 1.67 GPA Equivalent)
And
2. Any one of these three: READ 0093, READ 0094, READ 0099
OR
ENG 1108
Major Content Areas
Review and summarize the process of initial appearances, bail hearings, discovery, including case law and appropriate statutes, and draft related legal documents.
State and federal court systems
Substantive criminal law
Rules of criminal procedure
Constitutional law with particular emphasis on due process
Classification of crime types
Defending and prosecuting criminal cases
Pre-trial and trial procedures
Sentencing, punishment, and appeals
Paralegal ethics and professional responsibility
Learning Outcomes
Summarize, interpret and discuss the criminal court pretrial proceedings, trials, post-convictions proceedings as well as the remedies and correction appeals processes.
Draft and review documents for a criminal case, such as notices and motions including defenses, omnibus and pretrial hearings regarding suppression of evidenced and other constitutional issues.
Explain, organize and evaluate the roles of the criminal court attorneys, paralegals, judges, professional peace officer, and corrections personnel.
Recall, interpret and analyze the basic rules of legal professional responsibility, ethics and confidentiality as it relates to the criminal law field.
Demonstrate and illustrate a thorough understanding of the criminal justice system from arrest through trial and post-conviction proceedings, both at the state and federal levels.
Review and recall crimes and their elements, the criminal court system, and navigation of the court websites.
Demonstrate an understanding of criminal procedure.
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