Advanced Criminal Procedure
This course reviews basic 4th Amendment search and seizure law, including exceptions to the general warrant requirement, and exceptions to the exclusionary rule. It proceeds to study individual and agency liability for excessive force by law enforcement and correctional officers, unauthorized eavesdropping, digital information gathering, and related topics. Restricted to Applied Criminal Justice Leadership majors only.
Outcomes: Define the legal principles governing law enforcement emanating from the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the Constitution of the US; Describe the manner in which those principles have been derived from both the text and the interpretations of those constitutional amendments; Practice the language of criminal law practitioners and others in the courthouse "workgroup"; Identify legal issues arising from law enforcement criminal investigations and methods in different factual circumstances; Apply constitutional law principles for the resolution of criminal procedure issues.
Outcomes: Define the legal principles governing law enforcement emanating from the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the Constitution of the US; Describe the manner in which those principles have been derived from both the text and the interpretations of those constitutional amendments; Practice the language of criminal law practitioners and others in the courthouse "workgroup"; Identify legal issues arising from law enforcement criminal investigations and methods in different factual circumstances; Apply constitutional law principles for the resolution of criminal procedure issues.