Feb 18, 2025  
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CRJ 342 - Law and Justice (3)

We, the People, through the Constitution, empower the government to enact and enforce criminal laws in the United States. This course explores the inherent tension between enforcement powers and the substantive and procedural rights of those who grant said powers. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a study of the composition of the American Criminal Justice System and its various functions, methods, and procedures. The course will also survey the sources of legal authority protecting and affecting individual rights including but not limited to the United States Constitution, state constitutions, landmark decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. The course will explore a plethora of personal rights and political behavior in the criminal justice context including but not limited to the right to vote and its influence on the criminal justice system, the right to protest and its effect on the development of laws, the self-imposed obligation to follow just laws, and the moral responsibility to challenge unjust laws.



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