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Describe the different sources and types of law and the importance to the criminal justice system
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Quiz, Exam, Forum Post and/or Discussion
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Distinguish between municipal, state, and federal law
Differentiate between law enforcement’s criminal role and limited civil role
Describe the process in which laws are made and amended
Define the role of courts in interpreting and shaping laws
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Identify the role of criminal law and procedure and the significance of the federal constitution to our legal system and society and identify and explain the limitations of the law and the constitutional reasons why this is so
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Define Amendments to the Constitution
Describe the role Amendments have within the criminal justice system
Articulate the limitations of Constitutional protections to a degree of proficiency for law enforcement
Analyze Supreme Court decisions that shaped policing procedures
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Identify general principles of substantive law involving various categories of crimes and defenses and identify the elements of particular crimes and apply that knowledge to factual scenarios
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Quiz, Exam, Forum Post and/or Discussion, Critical Thinking Essay
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Locate sources of state criminal statues and cases that further defined them
Define elements of offenses to a degree of proficiency needed in law enforcement
Identify laws that permit defenses to prosecution and apply them to simulated cases
Articulate the concerns and protections in the criminal justice system of those who are mentally ill or cognitively deficient
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Apply procedural law involving the many stages of the criminal justice process from investigation, the charging process, the plea hearing, the pretrial and trial processes, to the sentencing hearing and appeals
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Quiz, Exam, Forum Post and/or Discussion, Case Study, Critical Thinking Essay
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Case study is of an actual investigation
Describe the investigative methods, rules of evidence, and elements needed seek prosecution
Cite barriers to prosecutions and methods that can be deployed by law enforcement to predict and overcome them
Analyze the trial process, hearings, and appeals process at a circuit court level of proficiency
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Describe and explain the different roles of actors in the criminal justice process and the different perspectives they bring to a case or the law
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Quiz, Exam, Forum Post and/or Discussion, Critical Thinking Essay
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Articulate the social expectation of today’s law enforcement in regards to carrying out legal procedures
Examine how cultural, social, and economic differences interact in the criminal justice system
Defend your view on case studies of applications of law and criminal proceedings
Analyze current influences that shape the police and criminal justice system